Family: Zygophyllaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern 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
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1884 by J. Cosmo Melvill as having been previously present on the island of Key West. Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for the Florida Keys (sensu lato) without specific locality or habitat data. We consider this native to the upper Keys and lower Keys, but possibly extirpated in the lower Keys.
