Family: Convolvulaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
G2G3
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Rare
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 321-322) based on one occurrence in one conservation area (Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve) and fragmented occurrences on several private properties in Collier County. While many populations on private property are assumed destroyed, an extant population has been verified at Railhead Scrub in Collier County, and an herbarium specimen was collected at the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in 2010.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
