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Amaranthaceae
Gomphrena

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gomphrena serrata Linnaeus. Common name: Arrasa con todo. Habitat: Sandy woodlands and disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America. Reported for chrome ore piles in Newport News, VA (Reed 1961, Virginia Botanical Associates 2019), where presumably only a waif.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K4, WH3; = n/a — C, F, RAB, Tat; > Gomphrena decumbens Jacq. — S13, Tx; > Gomphrena dispersa Standl. — S, Tx. Basionym: Gomphrena serrata L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Gomphrena serrata - FNA4

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