Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and southern Mexico (Yucatan peninsula).
Map of Florida Locations
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 212-213) based on one extant occurrence at Little Hamaca Park in Monroe County. It is still present there (Woodmansee 2022) and no new locations are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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