Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Listed as possibly extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (
Gann et al. 2002, pp 117-118) as
Andropogon actatus, based on one one 1963 collection in Charlotte County and 1967 collection in Collier County. Described as a new species endemic to penisular Florida by Edwin Bridges and Steve Orzell in 2018. Rediscovered in 2020 by Jay Horn in
Charlotte and
Lee counties.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Synonyms: Andropogon artatus, misapplied.