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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nama jamaicensis   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nama jamaicense   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-02-001:

Nama jamaicensis   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Marilaunidium jamaicense

 

COMMON NAME:
Jamaica Weed, Fiddleleaf, Fiddleleaf Nama


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image of Nama jamaicensis, Jamaica Weed, Fiddleleaf, Fiddleleaf Nama

Keith Bradley    kab_n_jamaicensis_70998

February    Miami-Dade County    FL

Flowers solitary or paired in leaf axils; leaves 0.8-1.5 (-3.5) cm long, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

image of Nama jamaicensis, Jamaica Weed, Fiddleleaf, Fiddleleaf Nama

Keith Bradley    kab_n_jamaicensis_71007

February    Miami-Dade County    FL

Low, spreading, hispidulous herb. Leaves obovate, petiole absent or indistinct, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Nama jamaicensis   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nama jamaicense   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 160-02-001:
Nama jamaicensis   FAMILY Hydrophyllaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Marilaunidium jamaicense

 

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3993

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Lawns, other disturbed areas, sometimes rockland hammocks, disturbed areas over limestone, per Weakley's Flora

Native: tropical America, probably including south FL & TX

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White or lavender
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed tubular corolla
5 included stamens, fused to corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual

Flowers 1-2 in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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