Family: Aristolochiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas), southern Mexico and the Bay Islands of Honduras.
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 213-215) based on one occurrence in Biscayne National Park, Mami-Dade County. An additional occurrence in Broward County was documented in November 2002 (
Howell 604 USF).
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For another image, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for coastal hammocks in the upper Keys. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys. For more information, see IRC's
species account.
