Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Bermuda, Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South 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
Comments: Visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images. See a 2018 post on the
Treasure Coast Natives blog on how this sedge changes throughout the day in order to attract insect pollinators.
Synonyms:
Dichromena colorata.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for low pinelands and open sandy places in the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant in the lower Keys.
Synonym: Dichromena colorata.
