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Feb 1, 2024 · Zanthoxylum fagara, better known as Wild Lime, is a perennial flowering shrub or small tree that is native to southern, dry, and arid climates of southern USA and Central America. It also goes by the names Lime prickly-ash, Colima, and Corriosa.
Zanthoxylum fagara or wild lime, is a species of flowering plant that—despite its name—is not part of the genus Citrus with real limes and other fruit, but is a close cousin in the larger citrus family, Rutaceae. It is more closely related to Sichuan pepper.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Zanthoxylum species (Syn. Fagara species) of the Rutaceae family are widely used in many countries as food and in trado-medicinal practice due to their wide geographical distribution and medicinal properties.
- Innocent Uzochukwu Okagu, Joseph Chinedu Ndefo, Emmanuel Chigozie Aham, Chibuike C Udenigwe
- 10.3390/molecules26134023
- 2021
- Molecules. 2021 Jul; 26(13): 4023.
Scientific name: Zanthoxylum fagara. Pronunciation: zan-THOCK-sill-lum fuh-GAR-ruh. Common name(s): wild lime. Family: Rutaceae. Plant type: tree. USDA hardiness zones: 9B through 11 (Figure 2) Planting month for zone 9: year round. Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round. Origin: native to Florida
Origin: native to Florida. Uses: reclamation plant; specimen; recommended for buffer strips around parking lots or for median strip plantings in the highway; border; attracts butterflies. Availablity: generally available in many areas within its hardiness range.
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Hedge, buffer or screen plant where its thorns will be an asset. Foliage is aromatic. This author has one growing as a specimen plant and loves its shape and the shiny green rather lacey foliage. Considerations: Very sharp thorns. Propagation: Seed. Availability: Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales.
