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Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don
Marsh gentian, Seaside gentian, Catchfly prairie-gentian

Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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Family: Gentianaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

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: Cultivated

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Other data on Eustoma exaltatum available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Eustoma exaltatum has been found in the following 54 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Bahia Honda State Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Big Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Native
Black Point Park and Marina Present Native
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park Present Native
Chapman Field Park Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Crandon Park Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Curry Hammock State Park Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park Present Native
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Native
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands Present Native
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Homestead Bayfront Park Present Native
Indian Key Historic State Park Reported
J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Present Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park Present Native
Little Hamaca Park Present Native
Little Torch Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native
Mangrove Preserve Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve Present Native
Oleta River State Park Present Native
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area Present Native
Ramrod Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Snake Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Spoonbill Sound Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Stump Pass Beach State Park Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Torchwood Hammock Preserve Present Native
Wahoo Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
West Lake Park/Anne Kolb Nature Center Present Native
Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park Present Native

Eustoma exaltatum has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native

Eustoma exaltatum has been found in the following 6 habitats :
Coastal Grassland
Coastal Interdunal Swale
Coastal Strand
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Salt Marsh

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Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park,
Monroe County, Florida
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park,
Monroe County, Florida
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney, 1986
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney, 1988
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Wes Jurgens
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Beryn Harty, 2017.
Eustoma exaltatum
Copyright by: Beryn Harty, 2017.