Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: South Florida, the West indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Known only from the Miami Rock Ridge and Long Pine Key in Everglades National Park this species was ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 394-396) as
Croton lobatus based on five occurrences in four protected areas and three non-protected areas.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 164.
Synonyms: Croton lobatus.
