Family: Asteraceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico, Central America and northern South America; apparently introduced in South Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: John Kunkel Small (1913, 1933) considered this to be a native of tropical America and introduced into South Florida. Ledin (1951) also thought this was probably introduced here. Other authors differ in their opinions, but we believe the weight of opinion is that this is not native to South Florida.
Synonyms:
Pluchea odorata of Small (1913), not Cass.
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 hammocks and disturbed areas in Key West. Apparently introduced and spreading as a weed throughout the Florida Keys.
