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Dyschoriste oblongifolia (Michx.) Kunze
Common twinflower, Oblongleaf twinflower

Family: Acanthaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney

Other data on Dyschoriste oblongifolia available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Dyschoriste oblongifolia has been found in the following 16 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
A.D. 'Doug' Barnes Park Recorded as Present in Error
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
City of West Palm Beach Water Catchment Buffer Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Everglades National Park Recorded as Present in Error
Florida Atlantic University Ecological Site Recorded as Present in Error
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Hickey Creek Mitigation Park Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Recorded as Present in Error
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area Present Native
Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, Okaloacoochee Slough Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native


Dyschoriste oblongifolia has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Palm Beach County Native


Dyschoriste oblongifolia has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods


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Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer