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Gymnopogon chapmanianus Hitchc.
Chapman’s skeleton grass

Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Florida and Georgia.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Rare

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Gymnopogon chapmanianus available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Gymnopogon chapmanianus has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Amberjack Environmental Park Present Native
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Reported
Railhead Scrub Preserve Present Native

Gymnopogon chapmanianus has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Gymnopogon chapmanianus has been found in the following habitat :
Scrub

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Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton