Wild Flowering Plants
Commelinaceae family Callisia fragrans (Lindley) Woodson, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29(3): 154. 1942. Bas.: Spironema fragrans Lindley (1840). Naturalized trailing herb of disturbed forest around houses and Gros Piton.Native to Mexico Also a cultivated ornamental. This species is now growing on the dry rocky slopes of the Gros Pitons, threatening the native ground flora. If left alone, it will become a serious invasive here. |