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Sapindus saponaria L.
Soapberry

Family: Sapindaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Sapindus saponaria
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Other data on Sapindus saponaria available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Sapindus saponaria has been found in the following 25 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Present Native
Enchanted Forest Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Native
Indian Key Historic State Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Koreshan State Historic Site Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Mound Key Archaeological State Park Present Native
Oleta River State Park Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
Simpson Park Present Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Present Native


Sapindus saponaria has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Hendry County Native
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native


Sapindus saponaria has been found in the following 5 habitats :
Bayhead
Coastal Berm
Mesic Hammock
Rockland Hammock
Shell Mound


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Sapindus saponaria
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sapindus saponaria
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Sapindus saponaria
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Sapindus saponaria
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley