Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies (not Cuba, Lesser Antilles) and Mexico.
NatureServe Global Status:
Secure
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 240-242) based on one extant occurrence in Big Cypress National Preserve, where it is presumed extant. An updated survey for this species on the mainland is needed.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Synonyms:
C. berlandieri.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Presumed Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Presumed Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First collected in 1834 or 1835 by Reverend Alva Bennett on the island of Key West. Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for sandy soil and disturbed areas on the island of Key West. We consider this native and presumed extirpated in the lower Keys. Last collected in the Florida Keys in 1952 on Big Pine Key by both Ellsworth P. Killip (41961, NY) and J.D. Dickson III (s.n., FTG). For more information, see IRC's
species account.
