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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Petiveria alliacea L.
Garlic-weed, Obeah-bush

Petiveria alliacea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Phytolaccaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Other data on Petiveria alliacea available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Petiveria alliacea
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Petiveria alliacea
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Petiveria alliacea
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Dominican Republic, 2011