*Species description adapted from Chafin, 2000.
FAMILY:
Cistaceae (Rockrose Family)
RANKS:
G2/S2: imperiled globally and in Florida.
RANK REASONS:
Imperiled because of rarity or because of vulnerability to extinction due to some natural or human-made factor. Plant is endemic to Florida.
LEGAL STATUS:
US-none
FL-Endangered
HABITAT:
Spreading pinweed: scrub and scrubby flatwoods. Lakela's pinweed: coastal strand.
BEST SURVEY SEASON:
Flowers May to October.
RANGE-WIDE DISTRIBUTION:
Spreading pinweed: endemic to peninsular FL. Lakela's pinweed: endemic to Collier County.
CONSERVATION STATUS:
Spreading pinweed occurs on 16 conservation areas. Lakela's pinweed may be extirpated.
PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT:
Apply prescribed fire to maintain a mosaic of habitats and sandy openings. Purchase and protect scrub sites on Lake Wales and Atlantic Coastal Ridge.
REFERENCES:
IRC. 1999. Floristic inventory of southern Florida database. Institute for Regional Conservation Website (www.regionalconservation.org) presented by Fairchild Tropical Garden. Updated December 1999.
ISB. 2000. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu. Institute for Systematic Botany. University of South Florida, Tampa.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Published by the author, New York.
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