Plantas de la Isla de
Plants of the Island of

Puerto Rico

Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Família/Family: Caryophyllaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Hierba/Herb

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Anual/Annual.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Origen incierto, pero probablemente las Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores, Antillas Mayores, Bahamas?), sur de Estados Unidos?, México, Centroamérica y Sudamérica. Su origen en el mundo es disputado. / Uncertain origin, but likely the West Indies (Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Bahamas?), southeastern United States?, Mexico, Central America and South America; nativity in the Old World disputed.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations

Notas/Notes: Although cited as naturalized in the West Indies by Acevedo-Rodríguez & Strong (2012, 2016) and GRIN (2016), many authors consider this to be a widespread weed native to the neotropics including the West Indies (e.g., Britton & Wilson 1924, Leon & Alain 1946-1953, Adams 1972, Axelrod 2011, ITIS 2016, USDA PLANTS 2016).