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Gulf Sebastian-bush

Ditrysinia fruticosa

Found in blackwater natural levees and bottomland hardwood forests, other wet to moist, mostly shaded, habitats. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
About 12 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full shade
Soil moisture
Moist to wet
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At a glance

Leaves
Evergreen
Bloom
April to June
Fruiting season
July to October

Not yet recorded · Spread · Life cycle

Recorded in 27 Mississippi counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

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Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 122 animals.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Sebastiania

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Sebastiania

  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Flower color
Green
Growth rate
Moderate
Growth habit
Several stems
Foliage color
Green
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
October

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Gulf Sebastian bush; Sebastiania ligustrina

Conservation status

Mississippi rankS5
Global rankG5
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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