Native Plants

Spiny Fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum
Location

May not be native

Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

Otherwise known as Florida Fiddlewood, this small, evergreen tree or large shrub typically grows 15 to 35 feet tall and 12 feet wide, with a maximum height of 49 feet. It bears small white flowers throughout the year that attract pollinators, and black berries that are popular with many species of wildlife including fruit-eating birds. This plant is accustomed to dry conditions, growing in full sun to partial shade and moist to dry, sandy soils.

May Attract

Spiny Fiddlewood is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

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