Coastal Sand Plain, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Blooms: April-July. Blooms can last longer depending on the region. Thorny, branched, thicket-forming shrub or small tree. Small oval leaves. Flowers are small, green and inconspicuous. Fruit small, round, fleshy, green ripening to black, in late summer and fall. Good wildlife habitat. Fruit is eaten by fox, raccoon, and birds. Provides cover and nesting sites. Pollination: Nectar-insects. Larval Host: Snout and Tamaulipan agapema butterflies.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COHO. 3) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=20996&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt. 5) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 6) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 285.