Simaroubaceae
Goatbush
Castela erecta
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Genus
- Castela
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Castela erectaSimaroubaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Goatbush
Synonyms
- Castela erecta subsp. typica Cronquist
- Castela nicholsonii Hook.
- Castelaria erecta (Turpin) Small
- Castelaria nicholsonii (Hook.) Small
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.