Myrtaceae
White stopper
Eugenia axillaris
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Genus
- Eugenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- White stopper
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jochen Essig, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Fraser-Smith from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.