Devil's Potato

Echites umbellatus Jacq. - Dogbane family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Plant Type: Vine

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Devil's Potato: Composia fidelissima vagrans, Pachylioides resumens, Syntomeida epilais, Syntomeida epilais jucundissima

Native Range

USA: Florida
MEX: Mexico Southeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.