Chiococca parvifolia

Chiococca parvifolia
Blooming in open-canopy pine rockland habitat, Big Pine Key, Florida

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Chiococca
Species:
C. parvifolia
Binomial name
Chiococca parvifolia
Wullschl. ex Griseb.[2]

Chiococca parvifolia, commonly referred to as pineland milkberry, is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and south Florida.[1]

Habitat

It is known to grow in coastal berms, coastal grasslands, rockland hammocks, pine rocklands, and shell middens.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Chiococca parvifolia". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Chiococca parvifolia". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Chiococca parvifolia". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 31 October 2025.