Florida fiddlewood facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Florida fiddlewood |
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Citharexylum
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spinosum
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Citharexylum fruticosum L. |
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The Florida fiddlewood (scientific name: Citharexylum spinosum) is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the Verbenaceae family, which includes many different kinds of plants. This tree is native to several warm places, including southern Florida in the United States, islands in the Caribbean, and parts of South America like Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It's also sometimes called the spiny fiddlewood.
About the Florida Fiddlewood
The Florida fiddlewood is a tree that can grow quite tall, reaching heights of up to 15 meters (about 49 feet).
Leaves, Flowers, and Fruit
- Leaves: The leaves of the Florida fiddlewood are shaped like ovals. They are usually between 4 and 20 centimeters (about 1.6 to 7.9 inches) long. A cool feature is their orange petioles, which are the small stems that connect the leaf to the branch.
- Flowers: This tree produces small, white flowers all year round. These flowers grow in hanging clusters, called racemes and panicles, which can be 20 to 40 centimeters (about 7.9 to 15.7 inches) long.
- Fruit: After the flowers, the tree grows small, round fruits. These fruits are called drupes and start out red, then turn black when they are ripe. Each fruit is about 7 to 10 millimeters (about 0.28 to 0.39 inches) wide.
Images for kids
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A Florida fiddlewood tree.
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