Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Short Lived Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for coastal sands and disturbed areas in the northwestern Commonwealth (Abaco, Grand Bahama). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 481) for coastal sands, disturbed areas and thickets in the northwestern Commonwealth (region 10).
Comments:
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Synonyms:
Iresine canescens, Iresine celosia.
