Copyright by: Richard Brownscombe 2013. In habitat at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Martin County, Florida.
Family: Melanthiaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 316-317) based on one extant occurrence in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. An additional population was reported in 2002 by IRC botanist Steve Woodmansee for Danforth Park in Martin County.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
