*Begonia cucullata Willdenow. Common name: Wax Begonia, Club Begonia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Hydric hammocks, mesic hammocks, streamsides, floodplain swamps, disturbed places. Distribution: Native of South America. Escaped or persistent in e. GA (Jones and Coile 1988) and AL (Woods & Diamond 2006), south to Panhandle FL, ne. FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2004) and s. peninsular FL.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, K4, NS, WH3; = Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto — S, S13; > Begonia cucullata var. cucullata — POWO. Basionym: Begonia cucullata Willd. 1805
Links to other floras: = Begonia cucullata - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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