Herbarium Specimen Details

Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin. - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1982
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Imperata cylindrica L. P. Beauv.
Locality USA. Florida , Hendry Co. : Big Cypress Seminole Reservation. 27° 50' 23" N 82° 47' 28" W
Description Gregarious; perennial with short, pale, horizontal rhizomes and plumed whitish inflorescences; culms and peduncles reddish.
Habitat Low ground on edge of oak hammock on a flat limestone island in cypress [Taxodium] swamp.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector L. J. Brass 33433
Collection Date 27 Mar 1965
Accession Number 136274
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Goulds Pineland, SW 266th Terrace, along E side of 19th Avenue. 25° 33' 45" N 80° 22' 56" W
Habitat Recently burned pine rockland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 1775
Collection Date 07 Jun 1998
Accession Number 223584
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : SW 152nd Avenue and US 1, Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Colonial; common; all in population releasing fruit ca. 4 weeks after a fire in the area.
Habitat Bulldozed pineland; rocky ground with red soil; shallow soil-filled depression.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A. Herndon 798
Collection Date 18 Jun 1983
Accession Number 191228
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Shoulder of Avalon Boulevard, near real estate office for the development.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. S. Correll 53819
with H.B. Correll
Collection Date 20 Apr 1982
Accession Number 165817
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Escambia Co. : Just W of Pensacola, along US 98 near intersection with 72nd Avenue. T2S, R31W, Sec. 21, N½. 30° 24' 33" N 87° 12' 51" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilhelm 11433
Collection Date 17 May 1983
Accession Number 172455
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Avalon Beach, along E side of FL 281, 0.5 mi. S of I-10.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilhelm 11401
Collection Date 16 May 1983
Accession Number 172471
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Okaloosa Co. : Wynnehaven, along the N side of US 98, 0.2 mi. E of the county line.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilhelm 11508
Collection Date 18 May 1983
Accession Number 172600
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Walton Co. : Ca. 3 mi. W of De Funiak Springs, along the N side of C-280, 1.3 mi. W of I-10.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. Wilhelm 11363
Collection Date 15 May 1983
Accession Number 172468
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Larry and Penny Thompson County Park. Along main park road, N of SW 184th Street at 125th Avenue. 26° 49' 0" N 80° 4' 60" W
Habitat Recently burned pine rockland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 1656
Collection Date 05 May 1998
Accession Number 223371
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 0.5 mi. W of Redland Road along King's Highway, Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat Burned area of vacant lot.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Popenoe 1795
with D.S. Correll
Collection Date 02 Jul 1979
Accession Number 146075
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Charles Deering Park. E side of Old Cutler Road, ca. blocks S of SW 152nd Street (Coral Reef Drive), bordered on N by homes, on S by oak hammock, on E by paved SW 72nd Avenue. T55S, R40E, Sec. 26. 25° 36' 54" N 80° 18' 38" W
Description Cultivated in pots at University of Florida greenhouse in Gainesville; rhizomes collected December 1995; bloomed after shoots were cut off; rhizomatous grass to 0.5 m height, tillers separated by 0.25 m or more, blade color light green; one anther per flower.
Habitat Small block of pine rockland; open patches of sand with oolitic limestone; associated woody species Pinus elliottii and Serenoa repens.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector C. Lippincott 50
Collection Date 06 Feb 1997
Accession Number 224862
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead; NE 15th Street and NE 1st Avenue. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Description Mowed plants blooming; unmowed plants sterile.
Habitat Side yard.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. N. Avery
Collection Date 14 Feb 1967
Accession Number 79695
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead, NE corner Bauer and Roberts Road. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat On burn.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector F. C. Craighead
Collection Date 24 May 1961
Accession Number 47314
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : W side of Dickman Road, S of the Tampa Electric power generating station. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Habitat Edge of pineland.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 12 Jun 1975
Accession Number 118895
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Mississippi , Lauderdale Co. : Along I-20W and I-59S ca. 1 mi. W of Russell Exit E of Meridian.
Description Two large populations.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State
Collector R. D. Thomas 71184
with et al.
Collection Date 27 Apr 1980
Accession Number 177866
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Washington Par. : W side of LA 21 just N of La 436; N of Bogalusa. T2S, R13E, Section 36.
Reproductive State
Collector R. D. Thomas 63749
Collection Date 28 Apr 1979
Accession Number 163880
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Louisiana , Ouachita Par. : Between Garrett Hall and Sandel Library; NLU Campus, Monroe.
Habitat Fern bed.
Reproductive State
Collector D. D. Taylor 3070
Collection Date 13 May 1983
Accession Number 219009
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality Bahamas. Great Abaco Island 6 mi. N of Dundas Town.
Habitat Burnt off pinelands.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D. S. Correll
Collection Date 10 Apr 1979
Accession Number 142919
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality Cuba. Isla de la Juventud Prov. Isle of Pines; N of McKinley. 21° 52' 55" N 82° 55' 9" W
Habitat Pine woods.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. E. Jennings
Collection Date 16 May 1910
Accession Number 63362
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad Brighton, near Pitch Lake.
Habitat Open, burned-over ground.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A. S. Hitchcock
Collection Date 07 Dec 1912
Accession Number 38797
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Determination History
Imperata brasiliensis Trin. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality Honduras. Comayagua Dept. , Siguatepeque Mun. : Pinewoods around Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Forestales, Siguatepeque. 14° 35' 53" N 87° 49' 58" W
Habitat Pinewoods.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1200 to m
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 20 May 1972
Accession Number 102932
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Imperata brasiliensis
Family Name Poaceae
Currently Accepted Name Imperata brasiliensis Trin.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Alva. 26° 42' 56" N 81° 36' 36" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. F. Baker
Collection Date 11 Mar 1918
Accession Number 301401
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