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Trimezia steyermarkii R.C. Foster
Yellow Walking-iris, Steyermark's trimezia

Trimezia steyermarkii
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Iridaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Mexico and Central America; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Synonyms: Trimezia martinicense, misapplied.

Other data on Trimezia steyermarkii available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Trimezia steyermarkii has been found in the following 9 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
A.D. Doug Barnes Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Kendalwood Present Not Native, Naturalized
Matheson Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Miramar Pineland Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
West Biscayne Pineland Present Not Native, Naturalized

Trimezia steyermarkii has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized


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Trimezia steyermarkii
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Trimezia steyermarkii
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Trimezia steyermarkii
Copyright by: Magha García Medina; Agrandar.