Photographer:
John D. Byrd Source:
Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
Description:Trifoliate orange is a deciduous shrub or small tree that grows from 8-30 ft. (2.4-9.1 m) in height. The leaves are alternate, compound (trifoliate), up to 2 in. (5.1 cm) long and have a winged petiole. The twigs are green with stout, 1 in. (2.5 cm) long thorns. The bark is conspicuously green-striped. Spring flowers are white, 5-petaled, 1-2 in. (2.5-5.1 cm) in diameter and showy. Fruit is a 1.5-2 in. (3.8-5.1 cm) diameter, dull yellow, sticky orange (berry).
History:
Biology & Spread:
Ecological Threat:Trifoliate orange invades woodlands, forest edges, fence rows and urban green spaces.
US Habitat:
woodlands, forest edges, fence rows and urban green spaces.
Distribution
US Nativity:
Introduced
Native Origin:
US States:
AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
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Poncirus trifoliata
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Listing Source
Texas Department ofAgriculture Noxious Plant List
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Prohibited Exotic Species
Invaders Program
Federal Noxious Weed
Union of Concerned Scientists
United States Forest Service Southern Research Station
