PLANTS Profile for Callisia fragrans (basketplant)

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PLANTS Profile

Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson
basketplant

Symbol:

CAFR6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Commelinaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Royal Botanic Gardens. March 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

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Synonyms:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

	REFR	Rectanthera fragrans (Lindl.) O. Deg.
	SPFR	Spironema fragrans Lindl.

Distribution:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, LA), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

View 10 genera in Commelinaceae, 8 species in Callisia

Classification:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Commelinales
Family	Commelinaceae – Spiderwort family
Genus	Callisia Loefl. – roseling
Species	Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson – basketplant

Introduced Information:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39136.

Related Web Sites:
Callisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woodson

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council: Invasive Plant List

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 12:13 AM CDT