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Manihot esculenta Crantz
Tapioca

Manihot esculenta
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Family: Euphorbiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

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SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: M. manihot.

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

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Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for pinelands and disturbed areas in the upper Keys, but this perhaps represented plants persisting from cultivation.  A specimen at NY needs to be examined.

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Manihot esculenta
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Manihot esculenta
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