Copyright by: Egdomilia S. Gann, 20 Nov 2015
In habitat, Delray Beach Municipal Beach, Florida
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Southeastern Florida, southern Mexico and Central America (where very rare).
NatureServe Global Status:
Rare
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See also a 2022 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog about the interesting pollination and reproduction of Beach-peanut.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for coastal sand dunes and hammocks in the upper Keys. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys in Miami-Dade County only.
