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§1 Plant

Manihot esculenta Crantz

vernacular cassava — species · Euphorbiaceae

USDA: MAES
GBIF: 3060998
Rank: species

cassava (Manihot esculenta) — Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Genus: Manihot

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
NAV Navassa Island Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 5 counties across 4 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 5 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: None
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 17 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 60–80 in/yr
pH range: 5–5.5
Root depth: 24 in min.
Fertility need: High
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 10 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Moderate
Flower colour: Green
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Indeterminate
Seed abundance: None
Seed begins: Year Round
Seed ends: Year Round
Spread rate: None
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 5 counties across 4 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Lee 01081

Florida view state ↗ 2 I ▾

Georgia view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Lee 13177

Texas view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Hardin 48199

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/MAES ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3060998 ↗

Record version

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