




Citrus trifoliata
The trifoliate orange is a special plant with three leaflets on each leaf! It has bright orange fruits that are very sour. This plant is often used as a hedge and can grow tall and bushy.
Hábitat: Urban areas
The trifoliate orange is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree with distinct three-part (trifoliate) leaves. Its white, fragrant flowers appear in spring, followed by small, fuzzy, golf ball-sized fruits that turn yellow in fall.





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Farmers use its roots to grow tougher types of oranges and lemons.
It's the only citrus plant that loses its leaves in winter!
Its incredibly bitter fruits are sometimes used to make marmalade.
This plant's scientific name means "three-leaved citrus," for its unique leaves.
Trifoliate orange can survive freezing temperatures that would kill most citrus, thanks to unique adaptations in its sap.
This plant has long, sharp thorns to defend its branches and leaves from hungry animals trying to munch on it.
Trifoliate orange has unusual three-part leaves, different from other citrus, helping it adapt to colder climates.
Its small, fuzzy fruits contain a very bitter oil, deterring most animals from eating them and protecting its seeds.
Apis mellifera
Visits its fragrant white flowers for nectar.
Papilio cresphontes
Larvae munch on its leaves, like other citrus plants.
Passer domesticus
Dense, thorny branches provide safe nesting sites.
Un arbusto es una planta leñosa más pequeña que un árbol, típicamente con múltiples tallos que se ramifican desde o cerca del suelo.
Las plantas de hoja perenne conservan su follaje durante todo el año, sin perder nunca todas sus hojas a la vez.
Las plantas frutales producen frutos, que son los ovarios maduros de las plantas con flores que contienen semillas.
Las plantas resistentes al frío son capaces de soportar bajas temperaturas y condiciones de congelación sin sufrir daños significativos.
Un árbol frutal es un árbol perenne que produce frutos comestibles para humanos o animales.
Posee proyecciones puntiagudas y afiladas o espinas en el cuerpo o en la superficie.
Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.
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Be careful of the sharp thorns when getting close to this plant!
100-300 cm
150-250 cm
2-4 cm
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Perenne
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