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Chiococca alba (Linnaeus) A.S. Hitchcock. Snowberry, Milkberry, Pissabed, Perlilla, Canica. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Coastal hammocks, shell middens, hammock edges and adjacent habitats. Dist: N. FL (St. Johns and Dixie counties) south to s. FL; West Indies (including Bahamas and Bermuda); s. TX south through Mexico to Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Franck et al. (2021) for detailed discussion.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, S, Franck et al (2021); < Chiococca alba (L.) Hitchc. – Fl5, K3, K4, Meso4.2, Mex, Tx, WH3, WI
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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