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Lasiacis divaricata (L.) Hitchc.
Smallcane, Florida tibisee, Wild-bamboo

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Peninsular Florida, West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas

Other data on Lasiacis divaricata available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Lasiacis divaricata has been found in the following 41 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Native
Bahia Honda State Park Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Biscayne National Park Present Native
Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Camp Owaissa Bauer Present Native
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve Present Native
Castellow Hammock parcel 28 Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Castellow Hammock parcel 33 Present Native
Castellow Hammock Park Present Native
Cayo Costa State Park Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Curry Hammock State Park Present Native
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Native
Dove Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Fuchs Hammock Preserve Present Native
Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Hattie Bauer Hammock Possibly Extirpated Native
Ives Estate Park Present Native
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Present Native
Key West National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Little Hamaca Park Present Native
Long Key State Park Present Native
Matheson Hammock Park Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
R. Hardy Matheson Preserve Present Native
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Native
Silver Palm Groves Present Native
Silver Palm Hammock Present Native
Simpson Park Present Native
Snake Creek Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
Sugarloaf Hammocks, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
The Barnacle State Historic Park Present Native
Twin Rivers Present Native
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Present Native
Whispering Pines Hammock Preserve Present Native


Lasiacis divaricata has been found in the following 6 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Monroe County (Keys) Native
Monroe County (Mainland) Native
Palm Beach County Native


Lasiacis divaricata has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Coastal Berm
Maritime Hammock
Rockland Hammock


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Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
in habitat, New Providence, Bahamas
Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Lasiacis divaricata
Copyright by: George D. Gann