Copyright by: James J. Lange, 18 March 2015
In habitat, Virginia Key, Florida
Family: Rubiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States 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:
Galium hispidulum Michx.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Possibly Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Possibly Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks in the lower Keys. We consider this native to the upper Keys and lower Keys, but presumed extirpated in the upper Keys and possibly extirpated in the lower Keys.
