Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 2015
Naturalized at Virginia Key, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Family: Rubiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; an introduced weed elsewhere.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Widely naturalized from the upper Keys to the lower Keys.