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Reimarochloa oligostachya (Munro ex Benth.) A.S. Hitchc.
Florida reimargrass

Reimarochloa oligostachya
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Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Peninsular Florida and Cuba. A collection from Alabama probably represents an introduction (Fl. N. Amer. v. 25, 2003)

Map of Florida Locations

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: SNR

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an illustration, click on the USDA PLANTS link below.

Other data on Reimarochloa oligostachya available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Reimarochloa oligostachya has been found in the following 4 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Lake Okeechobee Marshes Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Reimarochloa oligostachya has been found in the following 5 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Collier County Native
Hendry County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Recorded as Present in Error

Reimarochloa oligostachya has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Strand Swamp

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Reimarochloa oligostachya
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Reimarochloa oligostachya
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