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Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) R. Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
Sea-lavender, Sea-rosemary

Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Boraginaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Bermuda, eastern peninsular Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico and Central America (Belize, Honduras in the Bay Islands).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Rare

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Synonyms: Argusia gnaphalodes, Malotonia gnaphalodes.

Other data on Tournefortia gnaphalodes available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Tournefortia gnaphalodes has been found in the following 27 conservation areas :
Atlantic Dunes Park	Absent	Native, Cultivated Only
Bahia Honda State Park	Present	Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park	Present	Native
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section	Present	Native
Cedar Point Environmental Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Curry Hammock State Park	Present	Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park	Present	Native
Deering Estate at Cutler	Present	Native
Delray Beach Municipal Beach	Present	Native
Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park	Present	Native
Dry Tortugas National Park	Present	Native
Everglades National Park	Present	Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Indian Key Historic State Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park	Present	Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge	Present	Native
Long Key State Park	Present	Native
Mangrove Preserve	Present	Native
National Key Deer Refuge	Present	Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park	Present	Native
Oleta River State Park	Present	Native
Phipps Ocean Park	Possibly Extirpated	Possibly Extirpated
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
South Beach Park	Present	Native
Tamarind Private Dune	Present	Native, Cultivated Only
Virginia Key Beach Park and Marine Stadium	Present	Native, Cultivated Only

	Occurrence	Native Status
Tournefortia gnaphalodes has been found in the following 4 counties :
Broward County		Native
Miami-Dade County		Native
Monroe County (Keys)		Native
Palm Beach County		Native