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Carlowrightia texana Henrickson & T. F. Daniel
Texas Wrightwort

Family: Acanthaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Possibly Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

South Florida History and Distribution: Collected once in a weedy lot in southern Miami-Dade County (Sauleda 8986 USF). An odd record, as the closest other population is in Texas.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Carlowrightia texana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Carlowrightia texana has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized