Zanthoxylum fagara (Wild Lime)
Botanical name: Zanthoxylum fagara
Common names: Wild Lime, Colima, Lime Prickly Ash
Family: Rutaceae
Origin: West Indies
Colima is a rounded shrub bearing recurved thorns and red shiny fruit that contrasts well with its bright green leaflets in mid, to late summer. An important wildlife plant, colima is a food source for white tailed deer, many birds, butterfly larvae and butterflies, who sip the nectar from its inconspicuous flowers. Its bark and bitter-tasting aromatic leaves are powdered and used as a condiment, while its wood produces a yellow dye. The flowers, leaves and fruit have an aroma of citrus.
Similar plants: Zanthoxylum fagara (Wild Lime)
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