Family: Euphorbiaceae
Group: Dicot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Endemic to South Florida in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
NatureServe Global Status:
Critically Imperiled
United States Federal Status:
Threatened
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Critically Imperiled
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as Imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann, Bradley & Woodmansee 2002), this was re-ranked using updated NatureServe criteria to Rare in 2014 and Imperiled in 2020.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For a current review of
Euphorbia garberi throughout its range, see the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Species Profile. See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 169 and Florida Natural Areas Inventory's
Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida page (Chafin 2000).
Synonyms: Chamaesyce garberi, Chamaesyce keyensis.
