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Furcraea hexapetala (Jacq.) Urb.
Cuban-hemp

Family: Asparagaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Monocarpic

Native Range: Native to the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles), Mexico, South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Furcraea hexapetala available from :

Furcraea hexapetala has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only