Family: Lythraceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Eastern and central United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the USDA PLANTS and Altas of Florida Vascular Plants links below. See a 2018 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog on pink redstem's advantages for places that alternate between flooding and drought.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for low hammocks and limestone sinkholes from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant from the upper Keys to the lower Keys.
