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Malachra urens Poit. ex Ledeb. & Alderstam
Roadside leafbract

Family: Malvaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles).

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Malachra urens
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Dominican Republic, 2011

Other data on Malachra urens available from :
Institute for Regional Conservation
IRC Species Account 		Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Malachra urens has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Everglades National Park Present Native


Malachra urens has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native


Malachra urens has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Tidal Marsh


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Malachra urens
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Dominican Republic, 2011