Dalechampia scandens

Common Name: spurgecreeper

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Common Synonyms: none

USDA Hardiness Zone: NA

Growth Habit: Vine

Origin: Central and South America, the Caribbean, Cape Verde Islands, Africa, Arabian Peninsula

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: specimen vouchered in 2000

IFAS Assessment:

• North: INVASIVE
• Central: INVASIVE
• South: INVASIVE

Description

Slender, twisted vine. Stems to 5 m long, hirsute. Stalked 3-lobed, leaves, hirsute, 6-12 cm long. Stalked inflorescences with showy white to green bracts which have white stinging hairs.

Habitat

Disturbed forests, cypress forests

Comments

Native to PR and VI, vouchered from Hillsborough and Broward Co.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: NA
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

No specific recommendations available.

References

Pemberton, R.W. and H. Liu. 2008. Naturalization of Dalechampia scandens in southern Florida. Caribbean Journal of Science 44(3): 417-419.

PIER. 2013. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): Dalechampia scandens. http://www.hear.org/pier/species/dalechampia_scandens.htm. Accessed on December 6, 2013.