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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Waltheria indica L.
Common Waltheria, Sleepy morning

Waltheria indica
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Malvaceae

Group: Dicot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Status: Native

Native Range: Tropics and subtropics.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Comments: For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.

Synonyms: Waltheria americana.

Other data on Waltheria indica available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Waltheria indica has been reported for the following 3 habitats in the Bahama Archipelago :
Coppice
Disturbed Upland
Pineland

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Waltheria indica
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Waltheria indica
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Waltheria indica
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Waltheria indica
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley