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Nerium oleander L.
Oleander

Nerium oleander
Copyright by: Christina G. Stocking, 2016.
Cultivated, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA. Enlarge

Family: Apocynaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Nerium oleander available from :

Nerium oleander has been found in the following 18 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Cayo Costa State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dry Tortugas National Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Gulfstream Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Indian Key Historic State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Koreshan State Historic Site Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
National Key Deer Refuge Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Peck Lake Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
South Beach Park Present Not Native, Naturalized

Nerium oleander has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Not Native, Cultivated Only
Lee County Not Native, Cultivated Only
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Cultivated Only
Monroe County (Keys) Not Native, Cultivated Only

Nerium oleander has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Nerium oleander
Copyright by: Christina G. Stocking, 2016.
Cultivated, Miami-Dade County, FL, USA. Enlarge
Nerium oleander
Copyright by: Shirley Denton