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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Creosote Bush and Allies
  6. Caltrops
  7. Larreoideae
  8. Lignum-vitae

genus

Lignum-vitae

Guaiacum

Traits
Includes
3 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Texas Lignum-vitae native
  • Guayacan present
  • Roughbark Lignum-vitae native
  • Lignum-vitae native
  • Guaiacum unijugum

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native lignum-vitae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Texas Lignum-vitae Guaiacum angustifolium caterpillars 3 food 1
  • Roughbark Lignum-vitae Guaiacum officinale caterpillars 2 food 1
  • Lignum-vitae Guaiacum sanctum caterpillars 2 flowers 4

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