Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Old World; widely cultivated and naturalized.
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected in Miami-Dade County by Alan Herndon in 1981, visit the
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
Synonyms:
A. fatua var.
sativa.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for disturbed areas in the upper Keys. Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys and perhaprs not well established. A specimen at USF needs to be examined.
