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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Lachnocaulon anceps (Walt.) Morong
Whitehead bogbutton

Lachnocaulon anceps
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Family: Eriocaulaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States anad Cuba.

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Reported

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported only in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for sandy places on the island of Key West.

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Lachnocaulon anceps
Copyright by: Shirley Denton