Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
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Scientific Name:<br />
Common Name(s):<br />
Dichrostachys cinerea<br />
Marabou thorn, sickle bush, Kalahari Christmas tree.<br />
Height:<br />
Leaves:<br />
Flowers:<br />
Bark:<br />
Fruit:<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Treatment:<br />
Up to 25 feet<br />
Alternate, pinnatly compound, 2-3 inches long with 12-30 pairs <strong>of</strong> leaflets<br />
per pinnae. Very thorny along branches<br />
Very distinct, bi-color pink top with yellow tip. Reminiscent <strong>of</strong> a paper<br />
lantern.<br />
Dark gray outer bark furrowed with age<br />
Clusters <strong>of</strong> long finger-like pods that are twisted. Starts out green <strong>the</strong>n turns<br />
brown with age. Many seeds per pod.<br />
Tolerant <strong>of</strong> a wide variety <strong>of</strong> extreme conditions. Invades tropical<br />
hammocks, pinelands, mangrove swamps, scrub habitats and coastal strands.<br />
<strong>For</strong>ms dense thickets.<br />
Wet bottom 12-15 inch <strong>of</strong> trunk to ground line with 30% Garlon 4 and basal<br />
oil.<br />
http://www.bushveld.co.za/sicklebush-tree.htm<br />
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/<strong>Plants</strong>/Fabaceae/Dichrostachys.html<br />
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