Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Central America, South America
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Fruit Tree
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Number of Varieties
21
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Pineapple Weed
In German
Acerola Baum
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Acerola Arbre
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Asterales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Malpighia
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
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Number of Species
-1
1
27800
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