Wax Begonia
Begonia cucullata
IntroducedInvasive · FISC Category II
Invasive — FISC Category II. The Florida Invasive Species Council lists this plant as increasing in abundance or frequency, though not yet altering Florida plant communities to the extent of Category I species. Please don't plant it; if it's on your land, consider removing it. About the FISC list
Where it grows in Florida
- Panhandle
- Bay, Escambia, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon
- North
- Alachua, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Marion, Putnam, St. Johns
- Central
- Citrus, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
- South
- Collier, Palm Beach
25 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.
