Family: Fabaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in Miami-Dade County.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Presumed Extinct
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 54-5) based on many collections betweeen 1846 and 1947 from pine rocklands in Miami-Dade County. A specimen attributed to this from near Greynolds Park in northeastern Miami-Dade County was determined to be
Tephrosia curtissii. A specimen on GBIF (
Curtiss 584 KANU) from Brevard County is
Tephrosia florida.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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