OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 1 taxon in the family Pittosporaceae, Pittosporum family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon Common Name: Japanese Pittosporum, Australian Laurel, Japanese Mock-orange, Tobera

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY: Pittosporaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Pittosporum tobira   FAMILY: Pittosporaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed maritime forests and maritime forests edges, disturbed hammocks, especially in coastal areas (frequently planted on barrier islands because of its resistance to salt spray, at least persisting and apparently naturalizing)

Rare

Non-native: Japan & China

 


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