Currently Accepted Name: | Xyris brevifolia Michx. - Determined By: R. Kral, May 1966 |
Locality: | USA. Florida. Pinellas Co.: Ca. 1 mi. SE of Snug harbor on Weedon Island. |
Habitat: | Dense, disturbed white sand scrub with occasional Pinus clausa to 4 m high; cabbage palmetto, Serenoa repens, Q. geminata, in large clonal colonies, Q. virginiana, Q. chapmanii, Q. myrtifolia, Befaria recemosa (anthesis), Lyonia lucida, L. fruticossa, L. ferruginea, Vaccinium floridanum, Osmanthus megacarpus, Vaccinium myrsinities, Rhus, Smilax, Bumelia and Geobalanus rather common. |
Collector: | J. D. Ray, Jr. 10970 with C.E. Smith, Jr., O. Lakela, J. Patman |