Family: Fabaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in Miami-Dade County.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Critically Imperiled
United States Federal Status:
Endangered
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 346-348 ) based on four occurrences in four protected areas and one non-protected area (A.D. “Doug” Barnes Park, and adjacent privately owned Amorpha Railroad Site; Coral Pines Park; Matheson Hammock Park; Tropical Park). This species is still extant at A.D. "Doug" Barnes Park, Coral Pines Park, and Tropical Park, while it is possibly extirpated at Matheson Hammock Park.
Amorpha herbaceae var
crenulata has also been cultivated and planted at several protected areas since 2002.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For a current review of
A. herbacea var.
crenulata throughout its range, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Species Profile. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
