Family: Asteraceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico and Central America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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. First reported in 1995 for Bahia Honda State Park (Bradley et al., 1995) and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks State Park (Florida Park Service, 1995). First collected in 2003 at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park by George D. Gann and Janice A. Duquesnel
(1148, FTG). Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys, but its distribution is limited to disturbed areas.