PLANTS Profile for Persea borbonia (redbay)

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Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.
redbay

Symbol:

PEBO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lauraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 133. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

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Synonyms:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

	PELI13	Persea littoralis Small
	TABO3	Tamala borbonia (L.) Raf.
	TALI	Tamala littoralis (Small) Small

Distribution:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

View 16 genera in Lauraceae, 8 species in Persea

Classification:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Laurales
Family	Lauraceae – Laurel family
Genus	Persea Mill. – bay
Species	Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. – redbay

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
red bay		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Moderate						Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18149.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Related Web Sites:
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng.

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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