Persea borbonia var. borbonia

Native to Florida

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The red bay tree is a native which is frequently encountered in wet to dry hammocks nearly throughout Florida (Wunderlin, 2003).

Persea borbonia var. borbonia is found in coastal states from North Carolina to Texas (Kartesz, 1999).

View the herbarium specimen image of the University of Florida Herbarium Digital Imaging Projects.