NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Illicium parviflorum
Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree
Scientific Name: |
Illicium parviflorum |
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Genus: |
Illicium |
Species Epithet: |
parviflorum |
Common Name: |
Swamp Star-anise, Yellow Anise-tree, Ocala Anise-tree |
Plant Type |
Tree/Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Illiciaceae (Star-Anise Family) |
Native/Alien: |
S.E. Native |
Size: |
6-12 ft., 12-36 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Yellow, Green |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
April, May, June |
Habitat Description: |
This species occurs in swampy forests, evergreen hammocks, and bayheads and is endemic to scattered localities in central FL; it is in the horticultural trade and has been introduced in various places. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Not Assigned |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
(*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G2 - Imperiled (*Key) |
State Status: |
(*Key) |
Federal Status: |
(*Key) |
Notes: |
A species with narrow habitat requirements and a restricted range: it is currently known from fewer than 20 occurrences in 5 central Florida counties (Polk, Marion, Lake, Volusia, and Seminole). It is threatened by habitat destruction, alteration of the required hydrology, and over collection for the horticulture trade. There are reports that this species occurred in Georgia, however, it is now known that it never occurred there natively. It is widely used as an ornamental landscaping plant in the southeast. |
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Flower
Wake County, NC, April 2002 by Hugh Partridge |
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Seedpod, bud and leaves
Wake County, NC, September 2020 by Margaret Partridge |
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