genus
Helietta
Helietta
Field notes
Helietta is a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as barettas, barretas, or barrettas. It includes ten species native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, ranging from southern Texas to Mexico, Cuba, northwestern South America, and Brazil and Bolivia to northeastern Argentina. The generic name honors French physician Louis Théodore Hélie (1802–1867).
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native helietta All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
