| Author | (Chapman) Bentham ex Vasey | |
| Distribution | A single collection is known: Carolina Beach State Park in New Hanover County in 1972 by David Dumond. Weakley (2018) states: "its occurrence in se. NC ... is plausible either as a native, disjunct occurrence or as an introduction". His map shows it as being of uncertain provenance in NC.
Native of peninsular Florida and Cuba; disjunct and probably alien in NC. | |
| Abundance | Very rare. The NCNHP list (2022) gives its State Rank as SU (Undetermined), but the editors feel that it is likely not native, and suggest SE? (Exotic?) is better. It is on their Watch List (W4), as perhaps not native. | |
| Habitat | Dry disturbed woodland at campground. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting September-October. | |
| Identification | Florida Beardgrass grows 2-3 feet tall, the lower half of the stem leafy. The terminal inflorescence is very open and composed of whorls of horizontal to ascending branches, each with a hairy spikelet and a very long awn (10-16 cm). | |
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| State Rank | SU [SE?] | |
| Global Rank | G4G5 | |
| State Status | W4 | |
| US Status | | |
| USACE-agcp | FACU link |
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