Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern and central United States, the West Indies, Mexico , Central America, South America and the Old World.
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
Comments: For more images, click on the Atlas of Vascular Plants link below.
Synonyms:
Panicum geminatum.
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: First collected on the island of Key West by Ferdinand Rugel in 1846 (
Rugel 120, USF). Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and disturbed areas from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. We only have recent records of this for the lower Keys.
