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Plumbago scandens L.
Wild plumbago, Doctorbush

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southern United States (Florida, Texas, Arizona), the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; widely cultivated and its range probably expanded.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Plumbago scandens
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Other data on Plumbago scandens available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Plumbago scandens has been found in the following 25 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Doubtfully Present
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Blowing Rocks Preserve Present Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Native
Long Key State Park Reported
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Native
Peck Lake Park Present Native
Red Reef Park Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Present Native
Simpson Park Present Native
South Beach Park Present Native
St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park Present Native
Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Twin Rivers Present Native
Virginia Key and Marine Stadium Present Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Reported


Plumbago scandens has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native


Plumbago scandens has been found in the following 5 habitats :
Coastal Berm
Coastal Strand
Disturbed Upland
Rockland Hammock
Shell Mound


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Plumbago scandens
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Plumbago scandens
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley