Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Alabama, Florida, south to southeast Mexico and Cuba.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
SNR
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: While ranked as possibly extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 168-169) as
Reimarochloa oligostachya as it was last collected in 1977 from Lower Captiva Island. This species was rediscovered in South Florida and in 2004 was ranked as critically imperiled. Today it is known from
three protected areas, though this species is likely underreported.
It was reassessed in 2025 using updated NatureServe criteria and the rank of critically imperiled was retained.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For an illustration, click on the USDA PLANTS link below.
