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Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Found in persistent and spread from horticultural use. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 7 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

13CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Caesalpinia

  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Cyclargus ammonNickerbean Blue, Miami Blue
  • Cyclargus thomasiMiami Blue
  • Fundella pellucensCaribbean Podborer
  • Mesophleps adustipennisSoybean Webworm Moth
  • Phoebis phileaOrange-Barred Sulphur
  • Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
  • Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
  • Selenisa sueroidesTailpipes, Pale-Edged Selenisa Moth
  • Fundella argentina
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  • Holcocera guilandinae
  • Marmara guilandinella
  • Pococera floridella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankSNA
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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