Copyright by: Lindsay M. Boehner, 2014
In habitat, Collier-Seminole State Park, Florida
Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
NatureServe Global Status:
Apparently Secure
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Apparently 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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Treated as H. odontopetala (as a segregate of H. floribunda) on the USDA PLANTS website, but not mapped for Florida, in error.
Synonyms:
H. odontopetala, Habenella garberi.
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 hammocks in the upper Keys. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys. An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.
