Lime Pricklyash

Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg. - Rue family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 20.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly)

Larval Species depending on Lime Pricklyash: Achlyodes mithridates tamenud, Achlyodes thraso mithridates, Papilio aristodemus, Papilio aristodemus poncea, Papilio aristodemus ponceanus, Papilio cresphontes

Native Range

  • USA:  Florida, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.