Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Everglades National Park, Key Largo, Florida, 2013
Family: Celastraceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Shrub
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Critically Imperiled
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba), southeastern United States (Florida, Texas) and Mexico.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
Comments:
Also visit IRC's
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for horticultural information about this species in South Florida.