Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Eastern North America, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
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Grasses of Palm Beach and Martin Counties.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Reported for Big Pine Key (Franklin, 1968) and the National Key Deer Refuge (Austin et al., 1980) in the lower Florida Keys. We consider this native and extant only on Big Pine Key.
