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Cartrema floridana
SCRUB WILD OLIVE
DEVILWOOD
Synonym: Osmanthus megacarpus, Osmanthus americanus var. megacarpus
Florida native
Endemic to Florida
A frequent scrub plant occurring only in the central Florida peninsula.
Scrub wild olive is differentialed from Cartrema americana by the globose drupes that will grow to 2-2.5 cm in diameter at maturity.
Cartrema floridana is a member of the Oleaceae - Olive family.
Native Florida Plants
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Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified:
Aug 07, 2016