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| Colima, Lime Prickly Ash, Wild Lime, Una de Gato, Corriosa Zanthoxylum fagara Rutaceae Colima is a rounded shrub bearing recurved thorns and red shiny fruit that contrasts well with its bright green leaflets in mid, to late summer. It is common in the brush of the Rio Grande Plains and near the coast, north to Jackson and Matagorda counties, where it thrives in hot, dry locations. An important wildlife plant, colima is a food source for white tailed deer, many birds, butterfly larvae and butterflies, who sip the nectar from its inconspicuous flowers. Its bark and bitter-tasting aromatic leaves are powdered and used as a condiment, while its wood produces a yellow dye. The flowers, leaves and fruit have an aroma of citrus. It is cold hardy to San Antonio.
Plant Habit or Use: medium shrub
Exposure: sun Flower Color: yellowish green Blooming Period: spring Fruit Characteristics: 1-seeded red capsule Height: 5 to 20 feet Width: 3 to 12 feet Plant Character: evergreen Heat Tolerance: high Water Requirements: Soil Requirements: adaptable Additional Comments:
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