Sapindus saponaria
wingleaf soapberry, soapberry, wild china tree
Poisonous
Family
Sapindaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
compound
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACU
Animal Use
Larval host for the Soapberry Hairstreak.
Habitat
Moist soils along streams and on limestone uplands, in and bordering hardwood forests; westward in plains and mountains, grassland, upper desert, and oak woodland zones.