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Bluewood Condalia

Condalia hookeri

Other common name(s):

Lotebush, Brasil, Brasilwood, Bluewood, Logwood, Purple Haw, Capul Negro

Family:

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies
Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland, Llano Uplift
Coastal Sand Plain, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Shrub, Tree

Height

12
to
36
ft.

Spread

8
to
10
ft.

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low

Native Habitat

Grassland, Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Green

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects

Maintenance

Low maintenance. Prefers dry, brushy pastures and woods. Propagation: Seed, Semi-hard cuttings.

Comments

Blooms: April-July. Blooms can last longer depending on the region. Thorny, branched, thicket-forming shrub or small tree. Small oval leaves. Flowers are small, green and inconspicuous. Fruit small, round, fleshy, green ripening to black, in late summer and Fall. Good wildlife habitat. Fruit is eaten by fox, raccoon, and birds, Provides cover and nesting sites, Nectar-insects. Larval Host: Snout and Tamaulipan agapema butterflies.

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COHO. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20996&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt. 5) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 6) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 285.

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