Family: Fabaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in the Monroe County Keys.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Imperiled
United States Federal Status:
Endangered
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically 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) based on population estimates within the National Key Deer Refuge. It is still present there, but was up-ranked to critically imperiled in 2021 based on the small total extent of occurrence and numerous threats, including sea level rise.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For a current review of
Chamaecrista lineata var.
keyensis throughout its range, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Species Profile. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
Synonyms: C. grammica, misapplied.
