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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Eugenia foetida Pers.
Black wattle, Box leaf stopper, Gurgeon stopper, Spanish stopper, Stopper bush

Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida

Family: Myrtaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Shrub

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, peninsular Florida, Mexico and Central America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.

Synonyms: Eugenia buxifolia.

Other data on Eugenia foetida available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Eugenia foetida has been reported for the following 2 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Open Coastal Uplands

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Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
In habitat, Quail Roost Pineland, Florida
Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2013
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Eugenia foetida
Copyright by: Shirley Denton