Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: The West Indies, southern Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
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
Synonyms:
A. polygonoides.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Reported
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and open sandy places on the island of Key West.
