Ebony
Diospyros ebenum
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Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Ebenaceae
- Genus:
- Diospyros
- Species:
- Diospyros ebenum
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Tree
- Height:
- More than 40 ft
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
Native Range
United States: Florida
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★★☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)
Reported Fauna Sightings
Butterflies:American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), American Snout (Libytheana carinenta), Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne), (Pieris rapae), (Pieris rapae), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius), Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Common Mestra (Mestra amymone), Common Swallowtails (Papilio Linnaeus), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii), Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada), Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada), Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius), Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe), Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana), Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside), Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis), Pale-banded Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), Sachem (Atalopedes Scudder), Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund), Southern Broken-Dash (Polites otho), Southern Cloudywing (Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), Whirlabout (Polites vibex), White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina), White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- native to tropical forests with high organic matter