Chittamwood
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Chittamwood Other Names: Gum Bumelia, Woolly Buckthorn, Chittam, Gum Elastic, Gum Bully Species Name: Sideroxylon lanuginosum Plant Type: Woody Family Name: Sapotaceae, Sapodilla Family |
Examples of ChittamwoodSideroxylon lanuginosum
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | East Central Missouri southwestward to northeastern Mexico; also in the southern portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the northern part of Florida |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Iconic oblong, glossy leaves; usually lime green in color
- Short, stout thorns
- Bark deeply fissured; gray-brown tinged with red
Floral
- Dense, small clusters of greenish cream flowers at leaf bases
- Purplish black berries
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Growth Form: Trees or shrubs
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Blade Edge: Entire
- Leaf Blade Length: 2-8 centimeters
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 4-8
- Flower Color: Greenish or cream white
- Flower Timing: June-July
- Fruit Type: Berries
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Sandy soils |
| Habitat | Open woods |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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