Jay, I don't understand. Looking at the map color key for BONAP it indicates "Species native, but adventive in state". That statement contradicts itself. ?????
And then... take a look at this:
http://www.efloras.org/florata... which says:
Talinum paniculatum is generally thought to be native west of the Mississippi River and adventive eastward, where it often is weedy. In many herbaria, specimens of T. paniculatum are filed as T. patens. Talinum spathulatum (T. chrysanthum) sometimes is recognized separately, but the few differences are minor and inconsistent, and almost all degrees of intergradation occur over much of the range.
Then there is this but it only deals with south Florida status:
http://www.regionalconservatio...
Then this lists it as native:
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp...
So what do we conclude from this? Is it real or is it Memorex?
