Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in the Monroe County Keys.
NatureServe Global Status:
Critically Imperiled
United States Federal Status:
Endangered
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 388-389) based one occurrence in the National Key Deer Refuge on Big Pine Key, Monroe County. No new occurrences are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For a current review of
Euphorbia deltoidea subsp.
serphyllum throughout its range, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Species Profile.
Synonyms:
Chamaesyce deltiodea subsp.
serpyllum.
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 on Big Pine Key in the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant only on Big Pine Key. For more information, see IRC's
species account.
