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Surianaceae
Suriana

not marked as a favorite taxon Suriana maritima Linnaeus. Common name: Bay-cedar, Guitar, Tasselplant. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal beaches, dunes, and hammocks. Distribution: FL peninsula (Indian River and Hillsborough counties southwards); West Indies; se. Mexico (CAM, ROO, VER, YUC), Central America, and n. South America (including e. Brazil); Paleotropics (Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia, Australia, and s. Asia west to Madagascar and e. Africa).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA10, K4, Mex, S, S13, WH3, WI. Basionym: Suriana maritima L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Suriana maritima - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Suriana maritima© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Suriana maritima© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Suriana maritima© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Suriana maritima© Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe MDO source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Suriana maritima© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Suriana maritima© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Suriana maritima© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Suriana maritima© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Suriana maritima© Alan Cressler: Suriana maritima, Bahia Honda Key, Bahia Honda State Park, Monroe County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Suriana maritima© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Suriana maritima© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷

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