Family: Primulaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico (Yucatan peninsula), the Bay Islands of Honduras and northern South America (Venezuela).
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
South Florida History and Distribution: IRC considers this an emerging invasive in South Florida.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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Plants of Saint Lucia.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Apparently naturalized only at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
