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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. subsp. setarius
(Lam.) Mez.
Woodsgrass, Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World.

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Apparently Secure

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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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: Reported in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks in the upper Keys. Otherwise, only reported for Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park (Florida Park Service 1995; Wilder et al. 2014). Recently vouchers for the Florida Keys by Wilder & McCombs (35232 SFW).

Other data on Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius available from :


Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Native




Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Rockland Hammock


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Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: James Johnson, 2014
In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat, Tree Tops Park

Oplismenus hirtellus
Copyright by: Shirley Denton