Family: Verbenaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the Greater Antilles (not Puerto Rico), Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
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:
Presumed Extirpated
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 458-460) based on three occurrences in three protected areas (Camp Owaissa Bauer; Castellow Hammock Park; Silver Palm Hammock). It is presumed extirpated at Castellow Hammock Park and Silver Palm Hammock, but was reintroduced at Castellow Hammock Park and nearby Castellow Hammock #33.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
