Leaflet blades broadly elliptic or suborbiculate, base subcordate, slightly asymmetrical, surfaces tomentulose abaxially. Flowers 23–25 mm; calyx 7–8 mm.

Phenology: Flowering Mar–Oct (year-round).
Habitat: Sandy coastal ridges, flats behind dunes, among coastal rocks.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Distribution

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Fla., Tex., Mexico (Baja California Sur), Central America, n South America, w Africa.

Discussion

Subspecies occidentalis is known from peninsular Florida, where it is considered rare, from Martin, Miami-Dade, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties. In Texas, the subspecies is known from coastal areas from Refugio County southward to Cameron County.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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