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Hydroleaceae
Hydrolea

not marked as a favorite taxon Hydrolea capsularis (Linnaeus) Druce. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Wet pond margins, floodplain openings, disturbed wet areas, roadsides. Distribution: S. Texas south through Mexico and Central America to South America; West Indies. Also adventive in s. Florida.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: It appears that Hydrolea capsularis (basionym: Lycium capsulare Linnaeus 1756) has nomenclatural priority over Hydrolea spinosa (basionym: Hydrolea spinosa Linnaeus 1762).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, WH3; = Hydrolea spinosa L. — Mex, NS, Tx; > Hydrolea capsularis (L.) Druce — K4; > Hydrolea spinosa L. — K4; > Hydrolea spinosa L. var. spinosa — FNA14, Meso4.2, POWO. Basionym: Lycium capsulare L. 1756

Links to other floras: > Hydrolea spinosa var. spinosa - FNA14

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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