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Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn.
Coral vine, Queen's jewels

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Polygonaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Mexico; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

FLEPPC Status: Category II Invasive

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Antigonon leptopus available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Antigonon leptopus has been found in the following 32 conservation areas :
Arch Creek Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Cultivated Only
Camp Owaissa Bauer	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Chapman Field Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Delray Beach, Lake Ida parcel	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Gopher Tortoise Preserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Ingram Pineland	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Juno Dunes Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Kendalwood	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Little Hamaca Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Matheson Hammock Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Miramar Pineland	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Quail Roost Pineland	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Silver Palm Groves	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Silver Palm Hammock	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Simpson Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Tree Tops Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Trinity Pineland	Present	Not Native, Naturalized

	Occurrence	Native Status
Antigonon leptopus has been found in the following 6 counties :
Broward County		Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County		Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County		Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County		Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Keys)		Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County		Not Native, Naturalized