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Acmella pilosa R.K. Jansen
Pilose spotflower

Acmella pilosa
Copyright by: Christina Dupuy
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Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southern Mexico and Central America; naturalized 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 an image of an herbarium specimen collected at Matheson Hammock Park in Miami-Dade County by Steven W. Woodmansee in 1999, visit the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

Other data on Acmella pilosa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Acmella pilosa has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Matheson Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized

Acmella pilosa has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized

Acmella pilosa has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Acmella pilosa
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