Native plant · MALVACEAE
Melochia spicata
BRETONICA PELUDA
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Melochia spicata. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Melochia spicata
- Family
- MALVACEAE
- Genus
- Melochia
- Order
- MALVALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; FAC (NWPL)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Hendry; Lee; Manatee; Charlotte; Glades; DeSoto; Collier; Sumter; Palm Beach
Where documented in Florida
Hendry; Lee; Manatee; Charlotte; Glades; DeSoto; Collier; Sumter; Palm Beach
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Melochia
- Melochia pyramidata — PYRAMIDFLOWER; Pyramid Flower
- Melochia tomentosa — WOOLLY PYRAMIDFLOWER; TEABUSH; BROOMWOOD; Gulf Teabush
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.