Copyright by: Keith J. Buttry, 2015
Naturalized plants, Simpson Park, Miami, Florida
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Mexico and Central America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected by Richard P. Wunderlin & John Beckner in 1983, visit the
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. This is sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys.