Family: Bromeliaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Habit:
Herb
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Peninsular Florida, Cuba and Mexico.
State of Florida Status:
Endangered
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Possibly Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: See also, IRC’s report
Vascular plant species of management concern in Everglades National Park (Gann 2015), page 133.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Presumed Extirpated
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Presumed Extirpated
IRC FLORIDA KEYS Status:
Presumed Extirpated
Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys
Florida Keys History and Distribution: First collected on the island of Key West either by John Loomis Blodgett between 1838 and 1853 or by Ferdinand Rugel in 1846. This is the only known record from the Florida Keys. For more information on T. fasciculata var. clavispica in South Florida, see IRC's
species account.