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Melochia tomentosa L.
Woolly pyramidflower, Teabush, Broomwood, Grayleaf

Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner

Family: Malvaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States (Florida, Texas), the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: SFXR

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native, Extirpated then Reintroduced

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al., 2002; pp 87-88) based on several collections from Miami-Dade County between 1916 (JK Small 7268, FLAS, NY) and 1943 (WM Buswell s.n., FLAS). Since 2002 this species has been reintroduced from cultivated plants. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized well outside of its historical range nearly throughout South Florida. See iNaturalist for recent records of this species.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Melochia tomentosa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Melochia tomentosa has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Melochia tomentosa has been found in the following habitat :
Pine Rockland

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Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner
Melochia tomentosa
Copyright by: Susan Lerner
Melochia tomentosa