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Begonia cucullata Willd.
Club begonia, Wax begonia

Begonia cucullata
Copyright by: Michelle Smith, 2022.

Family: Begoniaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

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

Other data on Begonia cucullata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Begonia cucullata has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized



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Begonia cucullata
Copyright by: Michelle Smith, 2022.
Begonia cucullata
Copyright by: Michelle Smith, 2022.
Begonia cucullata
Begonia cucullata