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Indian Shot

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132693
Element CodePMCAN01060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderZingiberales
FamilyCannaceae
GenusCanna
Other Common Names
Indian shot (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Considered by FNA (review draft 5/98) to be "probably native to neotropics", introduced to USA, introduced elsewhere throughout tropics and subtropics.
Conservation Status
Review Date1998-06-11
Change Date1999-05-10
Edition Date1998-06-11
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1998)
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Broad range on southeastern Coastal Plain, from South Carolina to Louisiana if not Texas, but apparently rare except in Florida and southeastern Georgia.
Range Extent Comments
Known from central and northern Florida, northward to coastal South Carolina and westward to Louisiana if not Texas (FNA review draft 5/98).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
TexasSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Puerto Rico (2)
AreaForestAcres
El Toro AreaCaribbean National Forest12,584
Mameyes AreaCaribbean National Forest11,150
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee. 1998. Review draft of forthcoming volume on smaller monocot families. (Received 5/98).
  2. 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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T., and C. Meacham. 1998a. Unpublished review draft of Floristic Synthesis, 8 Jan. 1998. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.