Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2013
Family: Acanthaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Florida and the northern Bahamas.
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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Synonyms:
Dyschoriste oblongifolia var. angusta; Dyschoriste oblongifolia of many authors, not (Michx) Kunze.
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 open sandy hammocks in the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant only on Big Pine Key in the lower Keys.
