Eugenia rhombea (Berg) Krug & Urb.

vernacular red stopper — species · Myrtaceae

USDA: EURH
GBIF: 7636577
Rank: species

red stopper (Eugenia rhombea) — Platephotograph · Karl Questel source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
Genus: Eugenia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 3 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 3 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: Low
Fire: Medium
Anaerobic: Low
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 40 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
pH range: 5.5–8
Root depth: 36 in min.
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature height: 20 ft
Height @ 20 y: 15 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Flower colour: White
Fruit colour: Red
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Indeterminate
Seed begins: Winter
Seed ends: Winter
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 20,040
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Low
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 3 counties across 1 state.

Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/EURH ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/7636577 ↗

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