Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in Miami-Dade County.
NatureServe Global Status:
Imperiled
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: This species concept was revised by Keith Bradley and Jimi Sadle in 2021 (in
Weakley et al. 2021). See also
E. hammeri and
E. ogdenii. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000) for a discussion of
E. porteriana in the broad sense.
Synonyms:
Chamaesyce porteriana.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
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. We consider this native and extant from the upper Keys to the lower Keys.
