Coralbean

Forming a thicket for wildlife protection.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

It has thorns, but they are rather small.

The seeds of Cherokee bean are poisonous and purportedly used for rat poison in Mexico.

Attracts hummingbirds.

Due to its dense foliage and thorny stems, coral bean serves as a refuge for small birds and animals.

Dry sites. Upland mixed forest, thickets, tropical hammocks, coastal dunes, sandhill, flatwoods, tropical hammock, pine rocklands. This species can be seen in the picnic area at Alderman Ford County Park in Hillsborough County.

• Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns
• Attracts long-tongued pollinators.