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Plumbago zeylanica L.
Wild plumbago, Doctorbush, Florida plumbago, White plumbago

Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southern United States (Florida, Texas, Arizona), the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: P. scandens.

Other data on Plumbago zeylanica available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Plumbago zeylanica has been found in the following 30 conservation areas :
Alice C. Wainwright Park	Present	Native
Big Cypress National Preserve	Doubtfully Present
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve	Present	Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve	Present	Native
Carlin Park	Present	Native
Castellow Hammock Park	Present	Native
Cayo Costa State Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Gulfstream Park	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park	Present	Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park	Present	Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area	Present	Native
Lake Okeechobee Ridge	Present	Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Reported
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Peck Lake Park	Present	Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Present	Native
Simpson Park	Present	Native
South Beach Park	Present	Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park	Present	Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Twin Rivers	Present	Native
Virginia Key Beach Park and Marine Stadium	Present	Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park	Reported

	Occurrence	Native Status
Plumbago zeylanica has been found in the following 7 counties :
Collier County		Native
Lee County		Native
Martin County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Monroe County (Mainland)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native