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Stylosanthes calcicola Small
Everglades key pencilflower

Stylosanthes calcicola
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas) and Central America (Guatemala).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Vulnerable

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: Visit our Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).

Other data on Stylosanthes calcicola available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Stylosanthes calcicola has been found in the following 6 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park Recorded as Present in Error
Castellow Hammock Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Everglades National Park Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
School Board Property (Moody Drive and Turnpike) Native
SOCSOUTH Present Native

Stylosanthes calcicola has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native

Stylosanthes calcicola has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Marl Prairie
Pine Rockland

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Stylosanthes calcicola
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Stylosanthes calcicola
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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Stylosanthes calcicola
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida