Kallstroemia maxima (Linnaeus) Hooker & Arnott. Common name: Greater Caltrop. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas, dunes; native status uncertain, probably native in FL peninsula, but probably early introduced in more northern parts of our area from the Neotropics. Distribution: SC south to FL; West Indies; Mexico (Sinaloa and Tamaulipas) south through Central America to northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia). The native status of this species in the se. United States is uncertain; early collections from Charleston (Stephen Elliott) and Savannah suggest the probability of early introduction via ballast, at least north of the FL peninsula.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl3, FNA12, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3, WI, Porter (1969), Turner (2016); = n/a — Pa; Tribulus maximus Linnaeus. Basionym: Tribulus maximus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Kallstroemia maxima - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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