Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L.

vernacular seagrape — species · Polygonaceae

USDA: COUV
GBIF: 2888831
Rank: species

seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera) — Platephotograph · markg source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Polygonaceae Juss.
Genus: Coccoloba

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 16 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 16 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Low
Fire: None
Salinity: High
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 17 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 20–60 in/yr
pH range: 5–8
Root depth: 60 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Slow
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 25 ft
Height @ 20 y: 25 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Purple
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Indeterminate
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Year Round
Seed ends: Year Round
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, cuttings, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 16 counties across 2 states/territories.

Florida view state ↗ 15 N ▾

Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Hancock 28045

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/COUV ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2888831 ↗

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