Family: Cucurbitaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Annual
Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
G5T1
United States Federal Status:
Endangered
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: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002; pp 191-193) based on one occurrence on islands in Lake Okeechobee, where it is still present. No new occurrences are known.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For a current review of
Cucurbita okeechobeenis subsp.
okeechobeensis throughout its range, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Species Profile. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
