Common Name: spurgecreeper
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Common Synonyms: none
USDA Hardiness Zone: NA
Growth Habit: Vine
Origin: Central and South America, the Caribbean, Cape Verde Islands, Africa, Arabian Peninsula
FISC Category: -
FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No
Introduction Date: specimen vouchered in 2000
IFAS Assessment:
Slender, twisted vine. Stems to 5 m long, hirsute. Stalked 3-lobed, leaves, hirsute, 6-12 cm long. Stalked inflorescences with showy white to green bracts which have white stinging hairs.
Disturbed forests, cypress forests
Native to PR and VI, vouchered from Hillsborough and Broward Co.
No specific recommendations available.
Pemberton, R.W. and H. Liu. 2008. Naturalization of Dalechampia scandens in southern Florida. Caribbean Journal of Science 44(3): 417-419.
PIER. 2013. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): Dalechampia scandens. http://www.hear.org/pier/species/dalechampia_scandens.htm. Accessed on December 6, 2013.