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Chiococca parvifolia Wullschl. ex Griseb.
Small-leaved snowberry

Chiococca parvifolia
Copyright by: G.D. Gann 2020, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, FL, USA

Family: Rubiaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and South America (Trinidad & Tobago).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Chiococca parvifolia and Chiococca pinetorum have often been lumped together under either name or into the much larger C. alba. We have done our best to sort out these records, but some records of Chiococca parvifolia reported in the FISF for the lower Florida Keys may be Chiococca pinetorum, and there may be some plants of Chiococca parvifolia farther into the interior of Miami-Dade County than our maps indicate.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: Chiococca pinetorum, misapplied.

Other data on Chiococca parvifolia available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Chiococca parvifolia has been found in the following 40 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Barefoot Beach Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Present Native
Doris Davis Forman Wilderness Preserve Natural Area Doubtfully Present
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Present Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park Present Native
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Present Native
Indian Key Historic State Park Recorded as Present in Error
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Little Hamaca Park Present Native
Little Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Loxahatchee River Natural Area Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Parcel 3063, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
South Dade Wetlands Present Native
Southern Glades Present Native
Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Tall Cypress Natural Area Present Native
Tigertail Beach County Park Present Native
Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Woodmont Natural Area Recorded as Present in Error

Chiococca parvifolia has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Palm Beach County Native

Chiococca parvifolia has been found in the following 6 habitats :
Coastal Berm
Coastal Grassland
Marl Prairie
Pine Rockland
Rockland Hammock
Shell Mound

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Chiococca parvifolia
Copyright by: G.D. Gann 2020, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, FL, USA
Chiococca parvifolia
Copyright by: G.D. Gann 2020, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, FL, USA