Echites umbellatus Jacquin. Common name: Devil’s-potato, Rubbervine. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal strand, marl prairies, pine rocklands, rockland hammocks, disturbed uplands. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; s. Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, FNA14, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3; = Echites echites (L.) Britton — S; = Echites umbellata — Bah, orthographic variant; > Echites umbellata var. umbellata — Woodson (1936a); > Echites umbellatus Jacq. ssp. umbellatus — WI. Basionym: Echites umbellatus Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Echites umbellatus - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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