sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) observed in NW 20th St, Boca Raton, FL, US
iNaturalist: yourycelisca
Urban Ecology
Sea grape is a salt-tolerant, wildlife-friendly native plant that thrives in Florida gardens and coastal landscapes, and tracking where it grows helps gardeners and conservationists understand how well it's establishing outside its traditional beachfront habitat.
Someone in Boca Raton, Florida photographed and submitted a confirmed sighting of a sea grape — a beautiful native Florida plant known for its big round leaves and grape-like fruit clusters. The sighting was verified as 'research-grade,' meaning the plant ID was confirmed by multiple people in the iNaturalist community. It was found on a city street rather than the beach, showing this coastal native can thrive in urban neighborhoods too.
Key Findings
A research-grade (community-verified) observation of sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) was recorded on NW 20th St in Boca Raton, FL.
The sighting is located in an urban residential street setting, away from the species' typical coastal beachfront habitat.
The observation contributes to citizen science distribution data for a native Florida species with ecological and horticultural value.
chevron_right Technical Summary
A sea grape plant was spotted and documented at research-grade quality in a residential area of Boca Raton, Florida, contributing to citizen science records of this native coastal species in urban settings.
Abstract Preview
Research-grade observation of sea grape in NW 20th St, Boca Raton, FL, US.
open_in_new Read full abstractAbstract copyright held by the original publisher.
Species Mentioned
Was this useful?
Want to tell us more? (optional)
Thanks for the note!
Something went wrong — please try again.
Too many submissions. Try again in an hour.
Temperature regulation in plants: From molecular mechanisms to climate-resili...
The wheat in your bread and the vegetables in your garden depend on precise temperature cues to know when to flower and set seed — and scientists decoding ex...
Coccoloba uvifera is a species of tree and flowering plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. Its common names include seagrape and baygrape. It is native to coastal beaches throughout tropical America and the Caribbean. It has edible fruit, among other uses.