Western soapberry, Soapberry
Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family)
USDA Symbol: SASAD
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii
Western Soapberry
Sapindaceae
Location:
Hillside south of south Gate House on South Oakwell Farms Pky--Oakwell Farms.
Latitude:
0.000000
Habitat:
Deep shade. Rocky, well drained hillside. Among larger shrubs/trees. Alkaline soil.
Description:
Shrub to 3.5 m high. Older bark tan. Leaves alternate, exstipulate, pinnate, glands in axils. Leaf stem 4-angled or striate. Leaflets 14-20, paired (but offset), asymmetrical, 14x50 mm, eliptic-lanceolate. No end leaflet. Flowers/fruit not present.
County:
Bexar
Collector:
Harry Cliffe
Collection Date:
May 28, 1987
Specimen number:
188
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0416
Accession Date: Jun 27, 1993
Accession Number: 32
Annotations: SXXXB
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