Hercules' Club

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.

Rue family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

50.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio cresphontes, Papilio troilus

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.