Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies and northern South America (Venezuela).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for “trodden sands of roadside paths, and in rocky and sandy soil” nearly throughout the Archipelago (Grand Bahama to Grand Turk and Ambergris Cay). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 483-484, with illustrations) for open rocky and sandy soils and disturbed areas nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 10, 8, 6-1).
Comments:
For images, visit the
Plants of Saint Lucia website.
