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Fimbristylis cymosa
R. Br.
Hurricane sedge, Hurricanegrass
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Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World; probably introduced in Florida (see note below).
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: While treated by some as native to Florida, Robert Kral (1971) states that this was first collected in the United States in southern Florida in the 1930s. It has quickly spread throughout much of peninsular Florida, especially in alkaline situations along the coasts.
For images, visit the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
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Other data on Fimbristylis cymosa available from :
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Fimbristylis cymosa
has been found in the following
111 conservation areas
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Occurrence
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Native Status
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A.D. 'Doug' Barnes Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Bahia Honda State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Barefoot Beach Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Big Cypress National Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Bill Sadowski Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Biscayne National Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Black Point Park and Marina
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Blowing Rocks Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve
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Present
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Cayo Costa State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Chapman Field Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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City of West Palm Beach Water Catchment Buffer
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Collier-Seminole State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Crandon Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Curry Hammock State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Deering Estate at Cutler
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dolphin Center STD: Scrub Oak Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dry Tortugas National Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Dupuis Reserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Eachus Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Enchanted Forest Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Everglades National Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fern Forest Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Frenchman's Forest Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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George N. Avery Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Gomez
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Highland Oaks Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Homestead Bayfront Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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John U. Lloyd Beach State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Jonathan Dickinson State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Juno Dunes Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Jupiter Ridge Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Key West National Wildlife Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Klopp Tract, Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Little Hamaca Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Little Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Loggerhead Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Long Key State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Long Key/Flamingo Road Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Lovers Key State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Lucille Hammock
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Mangrove Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Matheson Hammock Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Middle Torch Hammocks Parcel 3063, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Milton E. Thompson Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Muscara
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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National Key Deer Refuge
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Navy Wells Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Nicodemus Slough
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area - FWC, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Oleta River State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Pal-Mar
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Peck Lake Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Picayune Strand State Forest
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Pond Apple Slough
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Prairie Pines Preserve
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Present
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Native
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Quail Roost Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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R. Hardy Matheson Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Rockdale Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Savannas Preserve State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Scrub Oak Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Seabranch Preserve State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Secret Woods Buffer and Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Sewell Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Snake Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Snake Creek/Miramar Pineland Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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South Dade Wetlands
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Stump Pass Beach State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Sunny Palms Pineland
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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The Barnacle State Historic Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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The Jungle Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Tigertail Beach County Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Torchwood Hammock Preserve
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Trail Glades Range
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Tree Island Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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West Lake Park/Anne Kolb Nature Center
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Woodmont Natural Area
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Present
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Fimbristylis cymosa
has been found in the following
11 counties
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Occurrence
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Native Status
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Broward County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Charlotte County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Collier County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Glades County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Hendry County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Lee County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Martin County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Miami-Dade County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Monroe County (Keys)
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Monroe County (Mainland)
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Not Native, Naturalized
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Palm Beach County
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Not Native, Naturalized
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