Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2013
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for pinelands and sand dunes from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. However, we have records only for Big Pine Key in the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant only on Big Pine Key.