Acisanthera erecta J. Saint-Hilaire. Common name: Dustseed. Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods. Distribution: S. peninsular FL (Collier County, where recently discovered and of uncertain nativity); West Indies; Mexico (CHP, GRO, TAB, VER), Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, K4, Franck et al (2016); = Acisanthera quadrata Pers. — Meso4.1, Mex, WI, nom. illeg.; = n/a — FNA10. Basionym: Acisanthera erecta J.St.-Hil. 1805 "Urbasionym:" Rhexia acisanthera L. 1759
Links to other floras: = n/a - FNA10
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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