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Basellaceae
Basella

not marked as a favorite taxon *Basella alba Linnaeus. Common name: Vine-spinach. Habitat: Disturbed areas, grown as a vegetable, and rarely found as a waif. Distribution: Native of s. Asia. Reported for Calhoun County, AL (AL Atlas in prep.; Kartesz 2010) and Panhandle FL (Franck et al. 2016).

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA4, K4. Basionym: Basella alba L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Basella alba - FNA4

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