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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nama jamaicensis
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nama jamaicense
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-02-001:
Nama jamaicensis FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marilaunidium jamaicense
COMMON NAME:
Jamaica Weed, Fiddleleaf, Fiddleleaf Nama
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Keith Bradley kab_n_jamaicensis_70998
February Miami-Dade County FL
Flowers solitary or paired in leaf axils; leaves 0.8-1.5 (-3.5) cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_n_jamaicensis_71007
February Miami-Dade County FL
Low, spreading, hispidulous herb. Leaves obovate, petiole absent or indistinct, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nama jamaicensis
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nama jamaicense
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-02-001:
Nama jamaicensis
FAMILY
Hydrophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marilaunidium jamaicense
3993
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Lawns, other disturbed areas, sometimes rockland hammocks, disturbed areas over limestone, per Weakley's Flora
Native: tropical America, probably including south FL & TX
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White or lavender
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed tubular corolla
5 included stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Flowers 1-2 in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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