Persea borbonia var. borbonia
red bay, Carolina bay

Native to Florida

The red bay tree is a native which is frequently encountered in wet to dry hammocks nearly throughout Florida (Wunderlin, 1998).

Red bay is found in coastal states from North Carolina to Texas (Kartesz, 1999).

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