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Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
Peregrina, Spicy jatropha

Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
In cultivation, Palm Beach County, FL, 2013

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Jatropha integerrima available from :

Jatropha integerrima has been found in the following 8 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Girl Scouts South Miami Little House Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hattie Bauer Hammock Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Highlands Scrub Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Trail Glades Range Present Not Native, Cultivated Only

Jatropha integerrima has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Martin County Not Native, Cultivated Only
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Cultivated Only
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Cultivated Only
Palm Beach County Not Native, Cultivated Only

Jatropha integerrima has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
In cultivation, Palm Beach County, FL, 2013
Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
In cultivation, Palm Beach County, FL, 2013
Jatropha integerrima
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
In cultivation, Palm Beach County, FL, 2013