Family: Amaranthaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Annual
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Assumed to be Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Apparently Secure
Native Range:
A widespread weed in temperate and tropical regions; possibly native to Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported in 1920 by Britton & Millspaugh for disturbed areas in the northwestern Commonwealth (Great Harbor Cay, New Providence). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 473-474, with illustrations) for disturbed areas in the northwestern and southeastern Archipelago (regions 10-7, 1). Apparently spreading as a weed.
