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Pisonia rotundata Griseb.
Smooth devilsclaws, Blolly

Pisonia rotundata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Nyctaginaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas, Hispaniola).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

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 Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For a digitized image of Elbert Little's Florida range map, visit the Exploring Florida website. See also Florida Natural Areas Inventory's Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).

Other data on Pisonia rotundata available from :

Pisonia rotundata has been found in the following 3 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Middle Torch Hammocks Anderson, Lipchak, 3112 Parcels, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Present Native
West Lake Park/Anne Kolb Nature Center Recorded as Present in Error

Pisonia rotundata has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Monroe County (Keys) Native

Pisonia rotundata has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Pine Rockland
Rockland Hammock

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Pisonia rotundata
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Pisonia rotundata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Pisonia rotundata
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley