Family: Aizoaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Secure
Native Range:
The West Indies, southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for sea beaches and saline borders throughout the Archipelago south to the Turks and Caicos Islands and Cay Sal. Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 508-509, with illustrations) for “sandy beach areas, saline flats and over rocky areas” throughout the Archipelago (regions 10-1, 11).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC’s
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.
