Family: Myricaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Shrub
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Bermuda, the eastern and southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America.
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:
Cerothamnus ceriferus.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Rare
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and pinelands in the lower Keys. Mapped in 1978 by Elbert L. Little for the upper Keys (North Key Largo) and the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant in the upper Keys and lower Keys.
