Caesalpinia Species, Gray Nickerbean, Fever Nut, Mysore Thorn, Nicker Nut, Yellow Nicker

Uses: Febrifuge and treatment for snake bites

Quite easy to germinate once seed is scarified; grows well as a houseplant if provided enough light (mine is currently in a large terrar...Read Moreium (with more ventilation than a typical setup) and doing really well.

Gray Nicker, Gray Nickerbean, Nicker Nut, Fever Nut, Hold Back, Wait-a-bit Vine Caesalpinia bonduc is Native to Texas and other States.

Found a number of plants growing on the back dune of the Cape Canaveral beach. The spiny seed pods are intimidating, but simply handle w...Read Moreith care or use gloves. The shoots also have spines so be careful. I find the seed to be quite beautiful in color, and have found them washed up along the beach. This would be an interesting plant to grow.

Gray Nicker or Gray Nickerbean is a salt-tolerant, hardy plant native from coastal north-central and central Florida south through the Ke...Read Moreys. It is an excellent, salt-tolerant plant for seaside locations. It can be invasive, however, as it often forms dense thickets climbing as a vine or tall shrub high over native vegetation; however, it is not as invasive as other plants which are not native; one of them, Brazilian Peppertree, can crowd out Gray Nickerbean. If trimmed, this plant could be kept under control. Flowers are deep yellow, maybe orangish, to pale yellow. A thumbs-up plant for a native plant garden or regular garden near oceanside locations!