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Duranta erecta is native to the Americas, from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Brazil and Argentina. There is some debate about whether the plant is also native to the southern United States, in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona and California, or is an introduced species there, at an altitude of 40–1100 meters above sea level. [5]
Duranta is a genus of flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. [1] It contains 17 species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern Florida to Mexico and South America. They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants. Duranta is registered as an invasive weed by many councils of Australia.
Duranta phytolaccifolia Juss. ex Schau. Duranta recurvistachys Rusby Duranta mutisii , commonly known as espino in Spanish, is a shrub of the family Verbenaceae that is found in South America .
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.
Caribbean copper plant Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia ingens: candelabra tree Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia tetragona: naboom Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Euphorbia tirucalli: pencil spurge Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Gymnanthes: gymnanthes trees; Gymnanthes lucida: crabwood Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Hevea: rubber ...
The long-lasting flowers range from light blue to dark blue-violet in color. White-flowering specimens are occasionally found. Spent flowers give way to capsules producing small seeds that are ...
Puya alpestris grows as a xerophytic, perennial plant. A dense rosette of leaves is formed on a short stem. A dense rosette of leaves is formed on a short stem. The tough, stiffly protruding, parallel-veined leaves run into a sharp point, have a length of over 1 meter and a width of 2 to 2.5 centimeters.
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family Verbenaceae, native throughout the Caribbean, [3] including Florida. [4] It has many common names including blue porterweed , blue snake weed , bastard vervain , Brazilian tea , Jamaica vervain , [ 5 ] light-blue snakeweed , [ 6 ] and, in St. Croix , worryvine . source?