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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Calyptocarpus vialis Less.
Straggler-daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: The West Indies, Mexico and Central America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. First reported in 1995 for Bahia Honda State Park (Bradley et al., 1995) and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks State Park (Florida Park Service, 1995). First collected in 2003 at Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park by George D. Gann and Janice A. Duquesnel (1148, FTG). Sparingly naturalized in the Florida Keys, but its distribution is limited to disturbed areas.

Other data on Calyptocarpus vialis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Calyptocarpus vialis has been reported from the following 6 conservation areas in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Bahia Honda State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Biscayne National Park, Florida Keys Section Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Long Key State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized




Calyptocarpus vialis has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Calyptocarpus vialis
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Calyptocarpus vialis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized at Lake Ida Park, Palm Beach County, Florida
Calyptocarpus vialis
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer