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Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex J.A. Schultes
West Indian chickweed, Drymary

Drymaria cordata

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Drymaria cordata available from :

Drymaria cordata has been found in the following 45 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Babcock Ranch Preserve Present Native
Big and Little George Hammocks Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Castellow Hammock parcel 28 Present Native
Castellow Hammock parcel 31 Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Delray Oaks Natural Area Present Native
Dupuis Reserve Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Gulfstream Park Present Native
Halpatiokee Regional Park Present Native
Highland Oaks Park Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Present Native
Kendall Indian Hammocks Park Present Native
Koreshan State Historic Site Present Native
LaBelle Nature Park Present Native
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Nicodemus Slough Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Phipps Ocean Park Present Native
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Present Native
Pine Jog Environmental Sciences Center Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Native
Riverbend Park Present Native
Rocky Point Hammock Present Native
Savannas Preserve State Park Present Native
Secret Woods Nature Center Present Native
Sewell Park Present Native
Tree Tops Park Present Native
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native

Drymaria cordata has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Drymaria cordata has been found in the following habitat :
Disturbed Upland

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Drymaria cordata