General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Other: Hairy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable for forage
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Creeping Beggarweed
  • Zarzabacoa Comun
  • Carrapicho-Grande

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Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-05
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Along the road side.
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Along the road side.
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Along the road side.
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Along the road side.
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-08-18
Growing among the grass
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-08-18
Showing a leaf shelter built by a Long-Tailed Skipper caterpillar
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-08-18
Leaf shelter built by a larger Long-Tailed Skipper caterpillar
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-05
Long-Tailed Skipper egg on underside of leaf

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