Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Eastern and central United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Vascular Plants link below.
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 open hammocks and sandy places in the lower Keys. It is still present there in disturbed areas at Key West. It was also collected on Adams Key in the upper Keys by George D. Gann and Keith A. Bradley (1106, FTG) in 2001. Although weedy, we consider this native and extant in the upper Keys and lower Keys.
