Family: Apiaceae
Group: Dicot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Native Status:
Native
Native Range:
The West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba) and southeastern United States.
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
Not listed in Britton & Millspaugh (1920). Reported by Correll & Correll (1982: 1076-1077) for marshes, ponds and “swash” areas in the northwestern Commonwealth (regions 10, 8).
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 South Florida.
Synonyms:
Oxypolis filiformis (Walt.) Britton.
