Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: See a 2019 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog on the relationship between barnyard grass and Carolina mosquito fern.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Reported
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and disturbed areas from the upper Keys to the lower Keys.