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Coelorachis cylindrica (Michx.) Nash
Carolina jointtail grass

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern and central United States.

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 History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002, pp 72-73), based on a single collection from Miami in 1877 (Garber s.n. FLAS).

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Other data on Coelorachis cylindrica available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Coelorachis cylindrica has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Recorded as Present in Error

Coelorachis cylindrica has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated