Ardisia japonica

Common Name: Japanese ardisia

Family: Myrsinaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6A - 10B

Growth Habit: Shrub

Origin: Japan

FISC Category: 2

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Specimen vouchered in 1975

IFAS Assessment:

• North: INVASIVE
• Central: CAUTION
• South: OK

Description

Low shrub with a cluster of slender, unbranched stems to 30 cm tall. Leaves dull and rough-textured with serrated margins. Flower small, 5-petaled, pink or white. Red berries, usually not abundant, occur singly next to the stem.

Habitat

Upland hardwood forests

Comments

Only a few records, possibly can prevent establishment. Spreads by suckers. Poor competitor, colonizes species-poor shady environs

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available

References

Dave's Garden. 2013. PlantFiles: Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry, Ardisia japonica. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/60185/. Accessed on December 2, 2013.

IFAS, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. 2013. Japanese ardisia, Ardisia japonica. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/718. Accessed on December 2, 2013.

Simons, R. 2009. Ardisia japonica Established and Spreading in the Wild in Florida. Wildland Weeds: 12(3):4-5.