Botanical Name:
Zanthoxylum fagara
Common Name: Wild Lime
Plant type: Tree
Light: Sun to very light shade
Size: Grows up to 10' tall
Water: Average
Soil: Average soil
Zones: 8 - 11
Note: Schaus Swallowtail butterfly species is protected by law and is listed as endangered. DO NOT touch this butterfly whether it is an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult.
Host or Larval Food Plant for
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes and Schaus' Swallowtail
Papilio aristodemus butterfly.