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Argusia gnaphalodes (L.) Heine.
Sea-lavender, Sea-rosemary

Family: Boraginaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Bermuda, eastern peninsular Florida, the West Indies, southern Mexico and Central America (Belize, Honduras in the Bay Islands).

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

State of Florida Status: Endangered

FNAI State Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Rare

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Argusia gnaphalodes
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Other data on Argusia gnaphalodes available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Argusia gnaphalodes has been found in the following 19 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Bahia Honda State Park Present Native
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Curry Hammock State Park Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Dry Tortugas National Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Indian Key Historic State Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park Present Native
John U. Lloyd Beach State Park Present Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native
Mangrove Preserve Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Native
Oleta River State Park Present Native
South Beach Park Present Native


Argusia gnaphalodes has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Palm Beach County Native


Argusia gnaphalodes has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Beach Dune
Coastal Strand
Disturbed Upland


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Argusia gnaphalodes
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Argusia gnaphalodes
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Argusia gnaphalodes
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Argusia gnaphalodes
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Argusia gnaphalodes
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Argusia gnaphalodes
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Argusia gnaphalodes
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Argusia gnaphalodes
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley