Characteristics
Dicots
Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.)Lam.
OLD-MAN'S CAP
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Its presence in Florida was originally conceived to be a rare endemic described as P. nebulosa (Lakela 1962, 1963). The lack of a clear morphological distinction and its disjunction in disturbed sites in Florida suggest it is an introduction of the widespread P. corymbosa.
Not Native
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Classification
Citation
POLYCARPAEA CORYMBOSA (Linnaeus) Lamarck, Tabl. Encycl. 2: 129. 1797.
Achyranthes corymbosa Linnaeus 1753.
SRI LANKA: Without data, Herb. Hermann 3: 3(100) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Turrill, in Turrill & Milne-Redhead, Fl. Trop. E. Afr., Caryophyllac. 8. 1956.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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