Family: Zamiaceae
Group: Gymnosperm
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southern Mexico (Veracruz).
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
South Florida History and Distribution: IRC considers this an emerging invasive in South Florida.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
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. This is just beginning to naturalize in the Florida Keys. First observed as invasive by Keith A. Bradley in 2006 at the National Key Deer Refuge. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.
