Wingleaf Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria L. - Soapberry family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Wingleaf Soapberry: Amyelois transitella, Eacles imperialis pini, Eacles oslari, Phaeostrymon alcestis

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, South Carolina
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (N), 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.