Category: Non-Natives

What are the Healthiest Ways to Deal With a Tragic Loss?

Dealing with a tragic loss is an incredibly difficult and deeply personal experience. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to grieving, here are some generally healthy ways to cope with the loss: 1. Allow yourself to grieve It’s important to acknowledge and express your emotions. Give yourself permission to cry, feel angry, or experience any […]

What is Parry’s Jujube?

Ziziphus parryi is known as “Parry’s Jujube” and is a synonym of Condalia parryi, a small shrub or tree species in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is also known by the common names “Parry’s condalia,” “silver holly,” and “Arizona holly.” Pseudoziziphus Parryi is genetically related […]

What is ‘Ziziphus Parryi’?

Ziziphus parryi is a synonym of Condalia parryi, a small shrub or tree species in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is also known by the common names “Parry’s Condalia,” “Parry’s Jujube,” “silver holly,” and “Arizona holly.” Condalia parryi is notable for its attractive, silver-gray foliage […]

What is ‘Pseudoziziphus’?

Pseudoziziphus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae. The genus contains at least one species, Pseudoziziphus schimperiana, which is commonly known as the “false jujube” or “Ethiopian jujube.” Pseudoziziphus schimperiana is a small tree that is native to East Africa and produces small, edible fruit that is similar in taste to the […]

Is There a Plant Named ‘Florida Ziziphus’?

There is no plant species known as “Florida ziziphus”. The genus Ziziphus, commonly known as jujube, is a group of plants that includes around 40 species of trees and shrubs in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). Some species of Ziziphus are commonly grown for their edible fruit, which is also known as jujube. However, there is […]

A Case of Mistaken Identity for a Rare Florida Shrub

Summary: Through simple, phytomorphological comparison, it can be proven that at least two of the original population of “Florida Jujube” shrubs, found in Polk County in 1987, are in fact Parry’s Jujube (Pseudoziziphus Parryi), likely transplanted from the California Chaparral in the early twentieth century. Three Psilos, Inc. has proven that at least two of […]