Ceratiola ericoides

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ERICACEAE
Species:Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
Common Name:Florida Rosemary; Sandhill Rosemary; Sand Heath
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Sand Heath is a native evergreen woody shrub in the Azalea family (Ericaceae). It is native to the coastal counties of Alabama. Sand Heath occurs on dunes, in sand pine woods, in oak scrub, and in maritime longleaf pine forests. It is a woody shrub reaching heights of 6-8 feet. The bark is reddish gray and exfoliates in long strips. The leaves are petiolate, linear, and glandular. The leaves occur in whorls of 4-6 per node. Each leaf has a prominent longitudinal groove on the lower surface. The leaves are aromatic when crushed. Old twigs are rough with persistent leaf bases. Sand Heath is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. Small sessile flowers are 2-3 per leaf axils along the stems. The very small flowers are ovate with persistent reddish-brown sepals and petals. The fruit is a yellow or red drupe containing two seed. Sand Heath is occasionally available from nurseries. It is drought and salt tolerant but does not survive poor drainage. Sand Heath is allelopathic, releasing chemicals into the environment that inhibit the growth of adjacent plants. It should not be planted adjacent to other desirable species.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyERICACEAE - Heath family
Genus Ceratiola
Species Ceratiola ericoides Michx. - Florida Rosemary; Sandhill Rosemary; Sand Heath

Citation

Citation Ceratiola ericoides Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 222. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: "Georgiae et Floridae",

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Ceratiola falcatula Ceratiola falcatula Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 232. 1919. FLORIDA: Manatee Co.: Palma Sola,
Empetrum aciculare Empetrum aciculare Bertoloni, Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 4: 78. 1853.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Mobile

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1982

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
USAM000005553 Mobile 23 Nov 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
5033A		 USAM
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
AUA_ACC_12336 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2231		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
JSU121174 Mobile 29 Mar 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1231		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
UWAL0037700 Baldwin 19 Nov 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3963		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
USAM000005552 Mobile 23 Nov 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
5033A		 USAM
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
JSU121171 Baldwin 15 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12827		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
UWAL0051269 Baldwin 23 Jan 1971 Dean, Blanche E.
353		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides
AUA_ACC_37559 Baldwin 15 Sep 1981 Henderson, T.
540		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
UNA00013796 Mobile _ Oct 1878 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013799 Baldwin 13 Mar 1979 Wiersema, John H.
505		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013789 Mobile 21 Mar 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
D33		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
JSU121172 Baldwin 16 May 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
s.n.		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
USAM000000659 Baldwin 22 Sep 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11555		 USAM
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
UWAL0042919 Baldwin 03 Jun 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
530		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013787 Mobile 23 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
992		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
AUA_ACC_46930 Mobile 23 Oct 1982 Wilburn, John C.
125		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
AUA_ACC_5998 Baldwin 15 Apr 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
UNA00013786 Mobile 06 Aug 1953 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
JSU121169 Baldwin 11 Aug 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4304		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
UWAL0042920 Baldwin 20 Oct 2000 West, Chan
582		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013792 Baldwin 1 Nov 1980 Lentz, David L.
161		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
TROY000046962 Baldwin 19 Nov 1967 Lelong, Michel G.
3963		 TROY
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
USAM000005551 Baldwin 22 Sep 1980 LeLong, Michel G.
11555		 USAM
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
AUA_ACC_9834 Mobile 16 Apr 1961 Jones, Jr., Samuel B.
593		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
AUA_ACC_62693 Baldwin 10 Nov 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8017		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
AUA_ACC_3290 Baldwin 20 Feb 1955 Moore, William H.
 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
UWAL0007423 Mobile 05 Jul 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00059627 Baldwin 10 Nov 2002 Zebryk, Tad M.
8017		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013794 Baldwin 28 Jan 1950 Stallard, W.A.
6		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
JSU121170 Baldwin 27 Sep 1985 Whetstone, R. David
15258		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
JSU121173 Baldwin 22 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38214		 JSU
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
AUA_ACC_7389 Baldwin 3 May 1958 Ellis, Don M.
 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
UWAL0007421 Baldwin 13 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3943		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013791 Baldwin 15 Apr 1950 Segars, Charles B.
203		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013785 Baldwin 06 Nov 1982 Haynes, Robert R.
8692		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
SAMF0004148 Baldwin 22 Nov 2006 Howell, W. Mike
s.n.		 SAMF
Ceratiola ericoides Michaux
AUA_ACC_46526 Mobile 23 Oct 1982 Kuhns, Michael R.
102		 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
AUA_ACC_10795 Baldwin 11 May 1963 Coats, Euel
 AUA
Ceratiola Ericoides Michx.
UWAL0007422 Baldwin 25 Oct 1997 Keener, Brian R.
489		 UWAL
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
UNA00013782 Mobile 28 Apr 1956 Patton, E.G.
s.n.		 UNA
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
ALNHS00001465 Baldwin 12 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#771		 ALNHS
Ceratiola ericoides Michx.
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