Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: South Florida and the West Indies.
NatureServe Global Status:
Rare
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
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 406-408) based on four occurrences in three protected areas (Long Key State Park; National Key Deer Refuge, Snake Creek Hammocks) and one non-protected area (Valhalla Rock Barren Site). It was also recorded at Curry Hammocks State Park in 2021.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For an
illustration, visit the Flora of North America website.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Critically Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First collected between 1838 and 1853 by John Loomis Blodgett on the island of Key West. Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and sandy places on the island of Key West. We consider this native and extant from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. For more information on C. fuligeneous in the Florida Keys, see IRC's
species account.
