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Lasiacis divaricata

(L.) A.S. Hitchc.

Small-cane

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148525

Element CodePMPOA3K010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusLasiacis

Other Common Names

smallcane (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-05-17

Change Date1993-06-10

Edition Date1993-05-17

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

Southern Florida; tropical America, at low altitudes, especially near the seacoast.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Copses and edges of woods.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Puerto Rico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Toro Area	Caribbean National Forest	12,584

References (3)

Hitchcock, A.S. 1951. Manual of the grasses of the United States. 2nd edition revised by Agnes Chase. [Reprinted, 1971, in 2 vols., by Dover Publications, Incorporated, New York.]
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.