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Climbing Tibisee

Lasiacis ruscifolia

Found in shell mounds; possibly not native. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native status: sources disagree. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 3 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

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What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Lasiacis

  • Cycloplasis panicifoliella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Poaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankSNA
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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