NOTES ON FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS1 Nancy C. Coile2 updated by Mark A. Garland3 The following tables were compiled to Descriptions of these rare species Distribution maps (Wunderlin and Craddock Burks, Department of provide a convenient source of are often difficult to locate. Florida Hansen, 2000) are available over the Environmental Protection; Donald descriptions and other information on does not have a single manual Internet from the University of South Drapalik, Georgia Southern the endangered, threatened and covering the flora of the entire state. Florida Herbarium University, angle-pods; John D. commercially exploited plant species Long and Lakela’s manual (1971) http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu Tobe, Department of Environmental on Florida’s “Regulated Plant Index.” focuses on the area south of Glades These maps were invaluable for Protection, magnolias; Robert R. County; Clewell (1985) is a guide for determining county distributions as Haynes, University of Alabama, The Regulated Plant Index is based the Panhandle; and Wunderlin (1998) was information from the Florida slender naiad. on information provided by the is a guide for the entire state of Natural Areas Inventory. Endangered Plant Advisory Council Florida but lacks descriptions. Small Update: This PDF version of the (EPAC), a group of seven individuals (1933) is an excellent resource, but Many thanks are given to: Penny L. publication incorporates the changes who represent academic, industry, and must be used with great care since the McCurry for help with publishing in the endangered species list since environmental interests (Dr. Loran C. nomenclature is outdated and matters; Sharon E. Gatlin for help the 3rd edition in 2000. A printed Anderson, Mr. Charles D. Daniel III, frequently disputed. with the index; and especially to version of the publication is Mr. David M. Drylie, Jr., Dr. Gerald Richard E. Weaver, Jr., and Wayne N. available for $4.00 from the address F. Guala, Ms. Eve R. Hannahs, Mr. This publication contains five Dixon for their helpful editing; all in footnote 3 below. The printed Richard L. Moyroud, and Dr. Daniel sections: endangered species, these are with the Florida Department version puts these changes in a B. Ward). threatened species, commercially of Agriculture and Consumer separate section in the front of the Rule Chap. 5B-40, Florida exploited species, family affiliation, Services/Division of Plant Industry. publication. Administrative Code, contains the and index to common names. In “Regulated Plant Index” (5B-40.0055) each section, a table provides five Thanks are given to the following and defines the categories of regulated columns of information: scientific persons who provided information: plants; lists instances where permits name, references, common names, Keith Bradley and George D. Gann, may be issued; and describes penalties family, and descriptions. Each table The Institute for Regional for violations. Copies of the Rule uses the same numbering sequence as Conservation; Chuck McCartney, may be obtained from that used by the “Regulated Plant orchids; Gary D. Knight, Linda G. www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/rules.htm Index.” Chafin, Vicki Garland and Barbara or from the address in footnote 3 Lenczewski, Florida Natural Areas below. Inventory; Roger L. Hammer, Amended 14 February 2003, the Metropolitan Dade County Park and “Regulated Plant Index” contains 421 Recreation Department, Natural Areas endangered species, 113 threatened Management; Loran C. Anderson, species, and eight commercially Florida State University; Daniel F. exploited species. Austin, Florida Atlantic University; David L. Martin, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Bruce D. Sutton, DPI, carnivorous plants; Kathy 1Florida Department of Agriclture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology, Nematology, and Plant Pathology - Botany Section, Contribution No. 38, 4th edition (digital version), 2003. 2Botanist Emeritus, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry. 3Botanist, FDACS, Division of Plant Industry, P. O. Box 147100, Gainesville, FL 32614-7100. DESCRIPTION OF COLUMN CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC NAME lists the REFERENCES provides the last FAMILY is a group of similar DESCRIPTIONS provides species by the numerical order in name of the author(s) and then genera. When two family names are characters which will help which the species are listed in the page(s) devoted to the species. acceptable (synonymous) according distinguish this species from similar "Regulated Plant Index." Author When species are covered by to the International Code of species. The first category is type of names are often abbreviated. Clewell (1985), Correll and Correll Botanical Nomenclature, both will plant ( tree, shrub, vine, annual herb (1982), Long and Lakela (1972), be listed. There are eight families or perennial herb). In succeeding Bold type indicates that the species Small (1934), Ward (1979), or that have two acceptable names: order, characteristics are given for is on the federal list of endangered Wunderlin (1998), those authors will Palmae or Arecaceae; the following categories: stem, leaf, or threatened plants. The date of be listed if applicable. Other Gramineae or Poaceae; flower, fruit characters, habitat, inclusion as a federally listed plant is references may also be listed. Cruciferae or Brassicaceae; locale, and time of bloom. Several provided immediately following the Complete reference citations are Leguminosae or Fabaceae; abbreviations are used to save space: scientific name. provided at the end of this Guttiferae or Clusiaceae; lvs= leaves; publication. Umbelliferae or Apiaceae; lflets= leaflets; When there are illustrations in Labiatae or Lamiaceae; and cpd= compound; commonly available references a If a reference has line drawings, the Compositae or Asteraceae. infl= inflorescence; symbol (‚ or ) is placed in the symbol ‚ is shown. Small (1934) flrs= flowers; lower left corner. Page numbers are provides excellent illustrations, but Common names for the families frts= fruits; given for Bell and Taylor (1982), these usually show only floral usually follow Lawrence (1951). cos.= counties. Scurlock (1987), and Taylor (1992). details. Other illustrations are often The division for Leguminosae into Photographs in the DPI poster and detailed and show plant habit as well three subfamilies corresponds to The Florida Natural Areas in Nelson (1994) are cited by plate as floral and fruit details. The Mabberley (1997). The tribes for Inventory (FNAI 1996) was used for number. There are no page numbers symbol indicates that a photograph the Compositae follow Cronquist habitat designations as were the for Chafin (2000) or for Wunderlin is present. (1980). Common names for referenced manuals and guides. and Hansen (2000) For additional pteridophyte families are found in Some of the habitats may sound photos, check the atlas website of COMMON NAMES: these are several sources, including FNA. esoteric, but are usually very Wunderlin and Hansen; many names used in the vernacular. appropriate. As an example, the species will have photographs. Sometimes the common name is “solution holes in rockland descriptive and very useful. hammocks” mentioned in If the species is considered endemic However, the common names are description of Anemia wrightii refer to Florida (95% of all known often confusing because the same to dissolved areas in the limestone occurrences are in Florida), then the name may be used for different taxa, substrate of the rockland hammock term "endemic" is given in the lower or a species may have many habitat. right corner. Distributions were different common names. This When a county is not listed by the compiled from Gleason and listing of common names is not Atlas, the county is shown within Cronquist (1991), Radford et al. meant to be exhaustive. parentheses. (1968), Luer (1984), Correll and Correll (1978), and other sources. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Endangered ...........................................................................1 Threatened ..........................................................................63 Commercially Exploited ................................................................87 Family Affiliation .....................................................................89 References ...........................................................................95 Index................................................................................97 This page is for notes. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Rule Chapter 5B-40 PRESERVATION OF NATIVE FLORA OF FLORIDA: REGULATED PLANT INDEX I. ENDANGERED PLANT LIST SCIENTIFIC NAME REFERENCES COMMON FAMILY DESCRIPTIONS NAMES Correll and Correll, 588 tamarindillo Leguminosae/ tree to 9 m tall; spineless; lvs cpd, 1-3 pairs of segments, 4-8 pairs 1. Acacia choriophylla Benth. Isely, 8 cinnecord Fabaceae; of lflets, lflets 1-2 cm long; petiolar gland circular and sessile; Long and Lakela, 453 legume family. yellow flowers; stamens numerous; frt a woody legume with non- Ward, 3 ‚ Mimosoideae; arillate seed; ecotone between rockland hammock and marine tidal : Atlas; Nelson, plate #71; Scurlock, p. 2 FL Keys, West Indies Wunderlin, 341 acacia subfamily swamp, coastal berm; Dade (escape) and Monroe cos.; summer. Correll and Correll, 590 poponax Leguminosae/ shrubby tree to 5 m tall; stipular spines (may be fused at bases); lvs 2. Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd. Isely, 7 Mimosoideae cpd, 4-8 pairs of segments, 15-20 pairs of lflets; petiolar gland