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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Dracaena marginata Lam.
Dragontree

Dracaena marginata
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Family: Asparagaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Native Range: Madagascar; widely cultivated elsewhere.

Map of South Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

Map of Florida Keys Locations

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Cultivated nearly throughout the Florida Keys.

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Dracaena marginata has been reported from the following 7 conservation areas in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Long Key State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only






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Dracaena marginata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Dracaena marginata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Dracaena marginata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Dracaena marginata
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr