Natives by ZIP

Native plants recorded in your state and county

Tree · Apocynaceae

Palo amargo

Rauvolfia nitida

In this build, palo amargo is not on any county’s main native list.

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

Key facts · USDA PLANTS

Palo amargo at a glance

Native in
0 counties, across 0 states and territories
Estimated cold hardiness
Zone 11a PLANTS minimum temperature 40°F
Mature height
23 ft PLANTS mature height
Light and water
Tolerates shade Moisture use not recorded

Estimated cold hardiness: zone 11a. PLANTS gives a minimum temperature of 40°F; zone 11a winters bottom out at 40°F, the coldest half-zone that stays within that limit.

In this build, palo amargo is not on any county’s main native list.

Growing traits

Values from the PLANTS characteristics record. “Not recorded” means PLANTS has no value; nothing here is estimated except the zone.

Growth

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Mature height
23 ft
Growth rate
Not recorded
Growth form
Single Crown
Shape
Rounded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Active growth period
Year Round

Light and water

Shade tolerance
Tolerant (tolerates shade)
Moisture use
Not recorded
Drought tolerance
Not recorded
Tolerance of waterlogged soil
Not recorded
Precipitation range
40 to 60 in per year

Soil

Soil textures
Medium and fine
pH range
6 to 8.5
Lime (CaCO₃) tolerance
Medium
Salinity tolerance
Not recorded
Fertility requirement
Medium
Minimum root depth
36 in

Climate

Minimum temperature
40°F
Estimated cold hardiness
Zone 11a and warmer
Minimum frost-free days
365
Fire tolerance
Not recorded

Flowers, leaves and fruit

Flower color
White
Showy flowers
No
Bloom period
Summer
Foliage color
Yellow-Green
Showy in fall
No
Keeps leaves
No
Fruit color
Red

Other

Toxicity
Slight
Nitrogen fixation
None
Nursery availability
Not recorded
Family
Apocynaceae
PLANTS symbol
RANI2

Is it native where you live?

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Source & data date

Source
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation
USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date
Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Scope
Rauvolfia nitida (PLANTS symbol RANI2).
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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