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Eustachys floridana Chapm.
Twospike Fingergrass

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States

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IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Presumed Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Not reported in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), but now ranked as presumed extirpated based on a single 1915 collection from "pinelands about Ross Hammock" in southern Miami-Dade County (Small 6458 et al. NY).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Eustachys floridana has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Eustachys floridana has been found in the following habitat :
Pine Rockland