Family: Araliaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Scattered in the United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Doubtfully Native
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 2000 by George D. Gann & Janice A. Duquesnel at Long Key State Park. Apparently established and spreading as a weed in the middle and lower Keys. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.
