Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies and eastern Mexico.
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:
Not Cultivated
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Secure
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First observed in the lower sandy Keys in 1904 (Reimus & Robertson, 1997). Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and sand dunes from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. We consider this native and extant throughout the Florida Keys.