Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.
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
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Apparently Secure
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and sand dunes from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. Although somewhat weedy, we consider this native and extant from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. This is almost certainly more common than it was historically, spreading along roadsides and in other disturbed areas.
