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Key West National Wildlife Refuge
County: Monroe County (Keys)
Size: 208308.17 acres
Latitude: 24.5625º Longitude: -81.99944º
Managing Agency: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

There are 185 taxa reported for
Key West National Wildlife Refuge

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Scientific Name: Occurrence: Native Status: Introduced Status: Invasive Status: Cultivated Status: Reference: Voucher:
Acacia farnesiana Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Acanthocereus tetragonus Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Agave decipiens Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Agave sisalana Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16197
Aloe vera Present Not Native, Cultivated Only Not Introduced Cultivated Only Cultivated 16197
Alternanthera flavescens Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Alternanthera maritima Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Reported 15332
Ambrosia hispida Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Amyris elemifera Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135 2634
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Argusia gnaphalodes Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Aristida purpurascens Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Aster bracei Reported 15332
Atriplex pentandra Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Avicennia germinans Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Batis maritima Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Bidens alba var. radiata Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Blutaparon vermiculare Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Boerhavia diffusa Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Borrichia arborescens Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Borrichia frutescens Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Bursera simaruba Reported 15004
Byrsonima lucida Reported 15332
Caesalpinia bonduc Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Caesalpinia pauciflora Doubtfully Present 15004
Cakile lanceolata Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Canavalia rosea Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Capparis cynophallophora Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Capparis flexuosa Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981 2936
Capraria biflora Reported 15003
Carica papaya Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive Null 15004 0
Casuarina equisetifolia Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16198
Cenchrus echinatus Reported 15003
Cenchrus incertus Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Cenchrus tribuloides Present Native Not Introduced Native 16196
Centrosema virginianum Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated Not Introduced Native 15003
Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera Reported 15004
Chamaesyce blodgettii Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Chamaesyce garberi Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Chamaesyce hypericifolia Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 16196
Chromolaena frustrata Present Native Not Introduced Native 42819 485
Citharexylum spinosum Present Native Not Introduced Native Null 15004 0
Coccoloba diversifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Coccoloba uvifera Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Coccothrinax argentata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135 2659
Cocos nucifera Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16194
Colubrina arborescens Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Colubrina asiatica Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16195
Commelina erecta Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Conocarpus erectus Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Conyza canadensis var. pusilla Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16196
Cordia sebestena Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Cynanchum angustifolium Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Cynanchum northropiae Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Cynodon dactylon Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive Null 15004 0
Cyperus planifolius Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195 2638
Dactyloctenium aegyptium Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive 16197
Desmanthus virgatus Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Dicliptera sexangularis Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Distichlis spicata Reported 15003
Encyclia tampensis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Eragrostis ciliaris Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Ruderal 15004 0
Erithalis fruticosa Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Ernodea littoralis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135 2631
Erythrina herbacea Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Eugenia axillaris Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Eugenia foetida Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Euphorbia trichotoma Reported 15003
Eustachys glauca Recorded as Present in Error 15332
Eustachys petraea Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Eustoma exaltatum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Evolvulus alsinoides Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Ficus aurea Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Ficus citrifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Fimbristylis cymosa Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16196
Fimbristylis spadicea Reported 15332
Flaveria linearis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Galactia regularis Recorded as Present in Error 15332
Galactia striata Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Galactia volubilis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Genipa clusiifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native Null 15004 0
Gossypium hirsutum Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Guapira discolor Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Gyminda latifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Gymnanthes lucida Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Halodule wrightii Present Native Not Introduced Native 14728
Heliotropium angiospermum Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Heliotropium curassavicum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16196
Herissantia crispa Reported 15332
Hymenocallis latifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Ipomoea alba Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated Not Introduced Native 15332
Ipomoea indica var. acuminata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16196
Ipomoea violacea Present Native Not Introduced Native 16196
Iva imbricata Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated Not Introduced Native 15003
Jacquinia keyensis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Kalanchoe daigremontiana Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive 16197
Kosteletzkya virginica Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Krugiodendron ferreum Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Laguncularia racemosa Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Lantana involucrata Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Lasiacis divaricata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Leucaena leucocephala Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive 15135
Limonium carolinianum Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Lycium carolinianum Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Lysiloma latisiliquum Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata Present Native Not Introduced Native Null 15004 0
Maytenus phyllanthoides Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Melanthera nivea Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Metopium toxiferum Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Monanthochloe littoralis Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Morinda royoc Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Myrcianthes fragrans Recorded as Present in Error Null Null #PlantsByConsArea("InvasiveStatus")# Null 15004 0
Opuntia stricta Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Panicum amarum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Panicum maximum Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Ruderal 15003
Paspalidium chapmanii Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Paspalum blodgettii Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Paspalum caespitosum Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Paspalum distichum Doubtfully Present 15003
Paspalum setaceum Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 15135
Paspalum vaginatum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Passiflora suberosa Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Pectis glaucescens Reported 15003
Pedilanthus tithymaloides subsp. smallii Present Not Native, Cultivated Only Not Introduced Cultivated Only Cultivated 15004
Pentalinon luteum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Phoenix dactylifera Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive 14981
Phoenix reclinata Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Potentially Invasive 15135
Piscidia piscipula Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Pisonia aculeata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Pithecellobium keyense Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Pithecellobium unguis-cati Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Poinsettia cyathophora Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Poinsettia heterophylla Reported 15003
Poinsettia pinetorum Present Native Not Introduced Native Null 15004 0
Portulaca oleracea Present Doubtfully Native Assumed to be Introduced Ruderal 16196
Portulaca rubricaulis Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Randia aculeata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Rapanea punctata Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Reynosia septentrionalis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Rhizophora mangle Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Rivina humilis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Roystonea regia Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only Not Introduced Not Invasive Formerly Cultivated 15003
Sabal palmetto Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Salicornia perennis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Salvia serotina Present Native Not Introduced Native Null 15003 0
Sansevieria hyacinthoides Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16196
Sarcostemma clausum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Scaevola plumieri Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated Not Introduced Native 15003
Scaevola sericea Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16195
Schinus terebinthifolius Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16195
Schizachyrium gracile Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Schizachyrium sanguineum Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Scleria lithosperma Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Serenoa repens Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Sesuvium portulacastrum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Setaria macrosperma Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Setaria parviflora Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 16197
Sida ciliaris Present Native Not Introduced Ruderal 14981
Sideroxylon celastrinum Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated Not Introduced Native 15332
Simarouba glauca Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Smilax havanensis Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Solanum bahamense Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Solanum donianum Reported 15004
Sophora tomentosa var. truncata Present Native Not Introduced Native 14981
Spartina patens Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Spartina spartinae Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Sporobolus domingensis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Sporobolus virginicus Present Native Not Introduced Native 16194
Suaeda linearis Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198
Suriana maritima Present Native Not Introduced Native 16198 2640
Syringodium filiforme Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Thalassia testudinum Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Thespesia populnea Present Not Native, Naturalized Introduced Invasive 16196
Thrinax morrisii Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Thrinax radiata Reported 15004
Tillandsia flexuosa Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135
Tillandsia paucifolia Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135 2637
Uniola paniculata Present Native Not Introduced Native 16195
Waltheria indica Present Native Not Introduced Native 16197
Ximenia americana Present Native Not Introduced Native 15004 0
Yucca aloifolia Reported 15004
Zanthoxylum flavum Present Native Not Introduced Native 15135 1840


References for Key West National Wildlife Refuge:
Bradley, K.A. 1999. Observations of vascular plants at Destroyer Key, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. July 15, 1999. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Bradley, K.A. 1999. Observations of vascular plants at Man Key, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. 15 July 1999. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Bradley, K.A. 1999. Observations of vascular plants at Southeast Man Key, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. July 15, 1999. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Bradley, K.A. 1999. Observations of vascular plants at Unnamed Island #1, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. July 15, 1999. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Bradley, K.A. 1999. Observations of vascular plants at Unnamed Island #2, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. July 15, 1999. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Bradley, K.A. & G.D. Gann. 2004. Status Survey and Monitoring of Cape Sable Thoroughwort, Chromolaena frustrata (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King and H. Rob.. Final report submitted to the USFWS, South Florida Ecosystems Office, Vero Beach, FL. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami, FL.
Davis Jr., J.H. 1942. The ecology of the vegetation and topography of the Sand Keys of Florida. Carnegie Inst. Washington, Tortugas Laboratory Papers 33(517): 303-412.
Gann, G., & K. Bradley. 1996. Observations of vascular plants at Boca Grand, Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. 2 April 1996. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Gann, G.D., & K.A. Bradley. 1996. Observations of vascular plants at Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. 3 April 1996. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Gann, G.D., & K.A. Bradley. 1996. Observations of vascular plants at Key West National Wildlife Refuge, Monroe County, Florida. 3 April 1996. Institute for Regional Conservation. Miami, Florida.
Kruer, C.R. 1992. An assessment of Florida’s Remaining Coastal Upland Natural Communities: Florida Keys. Tallahassee: Florida Natural Areas Inventory.
Millspaugh, C.F. 1907. Flora of the Sand Keys of Florida. Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 2(5): 191-245.
Phillips, R.C. 1959. Notes on the marine flora of the Marquesas Keys, Florida. Quart. Journ. Fla. Acad. Sci. 22(3): 155-162.


Vouchers for Key West National Wildlife Refuge:
Gann & Bradley 402, FTG
Gann & Bradley 422, FTG
Gann & Bradley 429, FTG
Gann & Bradley 449, FTG
Gann & Bradley 458, FTG
Gann & Bradley 462, FTG
Gann & Bradley 470, FTG
Gann & Bradley 471, FTG
Gann & Bradley 474, FTG
Gann & Bradley 486, FTG
Gann & Bradley 493, FTG
Gann & Bradley 502, FTG
Gann & Bradley 506, FTG
Gann & Bradley 513, FTG
Gann & Bradley 514, FTG