Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies, southern United States, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 210-212, with illustrations) for sinkholes with fresh water, in wet depressions, and along the esges of ponds nearly throughout the Archipelago (regions 1-4, 6, 8-10).
Comments:
For information and images from Eleuthera, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website. Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in Florida.
Synonyms:
Mariscus jamaicensis.
