Yerba De San Juan

Pectis humifusa

Found in disturbed sandy soils; perhaps native or adventive from the West Indies. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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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 1 Florida county.

Ecological relationships

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Pectis

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

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

In your garden

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