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Juba’s Bush
Iresine diffusa
eye-res-EYE-nee duh-FEW-sah
Asteraceae
Native to:
Florida native
Florida abundance
and distribution: A common subshrub found in sun to
partial shade in disturbed sites and hammocks, throughout most of Florida.
Recognition:
Subshrub to 3’ tall with opposite leaves.
Flowers small and very numerous in a diffuse eye-catching plumelike
panicle.
Other:
Pollen may be allergenic. Larval
food host plant for Hayhurst’s Scallopwing Skipper butterfly.
Juba was King of Mauretania (North Africa) around 25 BCE.
Contributed by: June Wilkinson
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