*Canna indica Linnaeus. Common name: Indian-shot, Platanillo. Phenology: Jun-Sep; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Cultivated and spreading or persisting. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FNA22, GW1, K4, S, S13, Tx, WH3; = n/a — C, F, RAB. Basionym: Canna indica L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Canna indica - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
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