Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, and South America; naturalized elsewhere.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For an image, click on the USDA PLANTS link below. For additional images, visit Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk
(PIER).
Synonyms: C. viridis.