Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera (L.) L. - Buckwheat family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Seagrape: Artaversala gilvafascia, Euclea delphinii, Halysidota cinctipes, Hexeris enhydris, Ithome curvipunctella, Manoneura basidactyla, Phaedropsis stictigramma, Satole ligniperdalis

Native Range

USA: Florida
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.