Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Cultivated Only
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Although vouchered for Miami-Dade County, perhaps persisting from cultivation and not naturalized in South Florida.
Synonyms:
Andropogon ceriferus.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Cultivated Only
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks on Elliott Key, where presumably persisting from cultivation. Occasionally cultivated in the Florida Keys.
