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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Proserpinaca palustris L.
Southern mermaid-weed

Proserpinaca palustris
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Haloraginaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: The West Indies, North America, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Synonyms: Proserpinaca platycarpa.

Other data on Proserpinaca palustris available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
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