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§1 Plant

Punica granatum L.

vernacular pomegranate — species · Punicaceae

USDA: PUGR2
GBIF: 5420901
Rank: species

pomegranate (Punica granatum) — Platephotograph · H. ZellCC BY-SA source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Punicaceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Punica

§2a

Native status, by region

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

§2b

County-level range

· 16 counties across 4 states/territories

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

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -13 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 140 min.
Precipitation: 30–60 in/yr
pH range: 6–6.9
Root depth: 20 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Stoloniferous
Growth rate: Slow
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 20 ft
Height @ 20 y: 20 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Orange
Fruit colour: Red
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 2,400
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 16 counties across 4 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Tuscaloosa 01125

Arizona view state ↗ 2 I ▾

Arkansas view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Union 05139

Louisiana view state ↗ 12 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/PUGR2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/5420901 ↗

Record version

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