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Orchid tree, Mountain ebony
Bauhinia variegata var. variegata
Fabaceae
 

Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Range: Nonnative and highly invasive in peninsular Florida. Native to tropical Asia.

Plant Map Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.

Wildlife and Ecology: Nectar plant for mangrove skipper (Phocides pigmalion) and other butterflies.


Copyright by: Shirley Denton


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