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Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Family: Commelinaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Tropical Asia; widely naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Murdannia nudiflora available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Murdannia nudiflora has been found in the following 12 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized
Danforth Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dupuis Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hawk's Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Riverbend Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Savannas Preserve State Park
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized

Murdannia nudiflora has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Glades County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Martin County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized

Murdannia nudiflora has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods

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Murdannia nudiflora