Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and northern South America; reported in error for southern Mexico and Central America.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Vulnerable
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
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: Previously ranked as imperiled in South Florida (Gann et al. 2002), in 2017 we reranked this as critically imperiled due to declining populations in Miami-Dade County, Everglades National Park and Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Declines were due to habitat degradation in Miami-Dade County and Everglades National Park and predation of plants by the Mexican bromeliad weevil (
Metamasius callizona) in the Fakahatchee.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000). Also visit our
Natives For Your Neighborhood website for more information and images.
