| carrotwood | USDA PLANTS Symbol: CUAN4 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Hardwood Trees Shrub or Subshrub |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A. Rich.) Radlk. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Sapindales: Sapindaceae |
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| Synonym(s): carrotweed | |
| Native Range: Australia, trop. Asia (GRIN) | |
Carrotwood is an evergreen tree that can grow to a height of 35 ft. (10.7 m). The inner bark is orange, hence the common name. The leaves are compound with 4-10 leaflets; each leaflet is 4-8 in. (10-20 cm) long, shiny with rounded or emarginate (indented) apices. Flowering occurs in the winter, where small, greenish white, 5-petaled flowers appear in clusters in the leaf axils. Bright orange capsules with shiny, black seeds ripen from June to May. Carrotwood is native to Australia and was introduced into the United States as early as 1955. This tree can grow in full sun or shade and has been shown to be salt tolerant. It occurs in marshlands, cypress swamps, pinewoods and dunes. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Tree(s); habit Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ann Murray, University of Florida, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Amy Ferriter, State of Idaho, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; leaves Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; leaves Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Bark; Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Sapling(s); Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); BISH specimen Forest & Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Chris Lockhart, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Tree(s); Chris Lockhart, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org Alternative content
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. Alternative content
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| Invasive Listing Sources: |
| Archbold Biological Station |
| Faith Campbell, 1998 |
| Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council |
| John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995. |
