Family: Acanthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, Florida, southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for disturbed areas, scrublands and thickets throughout the Archipelago (Abaco and Grand Bahama to the Anguilla Cays and Crooked Island). Reported by Correll & Correll (1345, 1347-1348, with illustrations) for disturbed areas, scrublands and thickets throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1, 11).
Comments:
Also visit IRC’s
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Diapedium assurgens, Dicliptera assurgens.
