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Borrichia x cubana Britton & S.F. Blake
Cuban sea-oxeye-daisy

Borrichia x cubana
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
In habitat, Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA
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Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), this species is still considered imperiled in 2024 using updated NatureServe criteria as it can be easily overlooked and is likely more common than reported.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected in Key West by by W.G. Farlow in 1891, visit the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

This is a natural hybrid between B. arborescens and B. frutescens.

Other data on Borrichia x cubana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Borrichia x cubana has been found in the following 4 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Biscayne National Park Assumed to be Present Native
Everglades National Park Assumed to be Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Torchwood Hammock Preserve Present Native

Borrichia x cubana has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native

Borrichia x cubana has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Keys Cactus Barren
Salt Marsh

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Borrichia x cubana
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
In habitat, Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA
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Borrichia x cubana
Copyright by: Michelle M. Smith, 2018
In habitat, Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA
Borrichia x cubana
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
In habitat, Sugarloaf Key, Monroe County, Florida, USA