Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Eastern and central United States, the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas) and northern Mexico.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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Synonyms:
C. pollardii, C. retrorsus.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and sandy places on the island of Key West (as C. blodgettii - the type locality) and for hammocks on Long Key (as C. litoreus - the type locality). We consider this native to the middle Keys and lower Keys, but possibly extirpated in the middle Keys.
