Family: Poaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Southern United States, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America; escaped from cultivation in Hawaii and elsewhere.
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:
Not Cultivated
Comments: This is a weedy native that may be more common than records indicate.
Synonyms:
Valota insularis.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Possibly Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Possibly Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Possibly Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in
1913 by John Kunkel Small for hammocks and disturbed areas from the upper Keys to the lower Keys. Last reported for the National Key Deer Refuge by Austin et al. (1980). A specimen at USF needs to be examined.
