Family: Cyperaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: North America and South America.
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Although ranked by IRC as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann, Bradley and Woodmansee 2002), surveys in the Flamingo area of Everglades National Park indicate that there is a sizable population in that area. As a result, we re-ranked this as imperiled in 2012.
Synonyms:
Scirpus robustus.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Native
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
