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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Pembroke Pines, along S side of Pines Boulevard, E of NW 136th Avenue. 27° 46' 60" N 81° 47' 60" W
Habitat Semi-open area under cultivated Hibiscus rosa-sinensis shrubs.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. Guertin 6886
Collection Date 22 Nov 2003
Accession Number 238731
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Immokalee, edge of Lake Trafford Road at Hall Road. 26° 12' 39" N 81° 48' 24" W
Habitat Edge of ditch.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 1856
Collection Date 04 Jul 1998
Accession Number 223556
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Alachua Co. : Gainesville, University of Florida Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL), along DPI fence, behind DPI Doyle Conner Building, 1911 SW 34th Street. 29° 39' 5" N 82° 18' 38" W
Description Rare herb to 60 cm tall; flowers whitish.
Habitat Disturbed pine flatwoods.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. E. Weaver 5251
Collection Date 24 Sep 2009
Accession Number 252430
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : County Parks Site 39, S of FL 810, ca. 1.5 mi. E of West Dixie Bend. T48S, R42E, Sec. 5. 29° 37' 0" N 83° 10' 0" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell 965
Collection Date 24 Oct 2006
Accession Number 243739
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : W side of SW 232nd Avenue, ca. 3.9 mi. S of 216th Street.
Habitat Edge of grove.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 908
Collection Date 11 Oct 1997
Accession Number 223287
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, 1999
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Gardens.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. F. Austin
Collection Date 11 Apr 1998
Accession Number 223898
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Garden.
Description Weed.
Habitat Nursery.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Popenoe 2431
Collection Date 30 Apr 1987
Accession Number 202523
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2009
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : 1411 Winding Lane, Champaign; private residence. 40° 6' 59" N 88° 14' 36" W
Description Weed; volunteer herb 0.2-0.5 m tall; annual; fleshy; with slightly stinging hairs; flowers green; inflorescence flat-topped.
Habitat Greenhouse plant; container grown.
Reproductive State
Elevation 757 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill 37976
Collection Date 06 Jan 2009
Accession Number 282457
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Tree Tops Park.
Habitat Disturbed area under Quercus virginiana and Bischofia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector P. L. Howell
Collection Date 03 Aug 2016
Accession Number 288629
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality Dominican Republic. Samana Prov. Península de Samaná; El Arroyo, un río muy pequeño de agua permanente, 1 km al noroeste de El Limón en la carretera a Las Terrenas. 19° 18' 0" N 69° 27' 0" W
Description Hierba, hasta 0.5 m; tallo grueso; inflorescencia verde claro.
Habitat En la base de una loma de caliza; usado como balneario y lavandería.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to m
Collector T. A. Zanoni
with J. Pimentel & R. García
Collection Date 21 Mar 1984
Accession Number 193333
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 27-Dec-2016
Determination History
Fleurya aestuans (L.) Gaudich. ex Miq.
Locality Dominican Republic. Samana Prov. En el Ferrocaril de Sánchez - La Vega; de la ciudad de Sánchez 2 ó 3 km; oeste de la ciudad en el poblado de Los Mangos. 19° 14' 0" N 69° 38' 0" W
Description 1 a 1.5 m de alto; flor blanca.
Habitat Zona urbana y rural con pastizales y campus de arroz.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 5 m
Collector T. A. Zanoni
with M. Mejía & J. Perez M.
Collection Date 07 Dec 1982
Accession Number 179706
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew - Determined By: L. C. Noel, 27 Dec 2016
Determination History
Fleurya cordata Gaudich. - Determined By: W. P. Nagelkerken, 1967
Fleurya aestuans (L.) Gaudich. ex Miq.
Locality Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad , St. George Co. : Estate Mount St. Benedict; St. Michael; ca. 3.5 km N of Tunapuna Ward Tacarigua.
Description Stems light green and white pilose; stems of the inflorescence and petioles reddish; perianth white.
Habitat Old plantation in a rocky and shaded valley of a creek; geological formation: Jurassic.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. H. A. Hekking
Collection Date 16 Feb 1962
Accession Number 82319
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center; km 56 on the Quevedo-Santo Domingo Road. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W
Description Terrestrial herb to 40 cm; leaves bright green, covered with stinging hairs; inflorescence green.
Habitat Cacao orchard, growing in cut areas; partial sun.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 150 to 220 m
Collector J. B. Watson
Collection Date 25 Jan 1980
Accession Number 150336
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew - Determined By: Liesner, 1974
Locality Panama. Canal Zone Prov. 0.5 km W of Summit Gardens. 9° 4' 0" N 79° 39' 0" W
Description Herb 1.4 m tall.
Habitat Shady roadside.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 70 to m
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 23 Oct 1973
Accession Number 124259
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. Rio Palenque Science Center; km 56 road; Quevedo-Santo Domingo. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 22" W
Habitat Oil palm plantation.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 150 to 220 m
Collector E. Schupp
Collection Date 30 Jan 1980
Accession Number 153122
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Tulian, 5 km W de Pto. Cortes. 15° 25' 0" N 88° 0' 0" W
Description Hierba flor blanca.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 5 to m
Collector D. Ruiz
Collection Date 22 Mar 1985
Accession Number 195573
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Pam Callahan Nature Preserve, Tampa; adjacent to concrete wall (NE boundary). 27° 59' 50" N 82° 33' 54" W
Description Small group of plants.
Habitat Disturbed weedy area.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 17 Jan 2019
Accession Number 301272
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Laportea aestuans
Family Name Urticaceae
Currently Accepted Name Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Pam Callahan Nature Preserve, Tampa; NE boundary. 27° 58' 50" N 82° 33' 54" W
Description Small group.
Habitat Disturbed weedy area adjacent to concrete wall.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 17 Jan 2019
Accession Number 303644
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