Family: Cucurbitaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere.
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: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for thickets and disturbed areas on the island of Key West. Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys.
