Ernodea cokeri


Ernodea cokeri, commonly referred to as Coker's beach creeper or one-nerve ernodea, is a species of flowering plant endemic to extreme southern Florida and northern Bahamas.

Habitat

It only occurs in the calcareous pine habitats of the region, where limestone is often exposed at the surface. These include the pine rockland in Florida's Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, and the pineyards of Bahamas' northern archipelago.

Conservation

In Florida, where it is regarded as critically imperiled, the pine rockland habitat this species relies on has been historically devastated by development such that this species is now known from only 3 sites. Additionally, its conservation status in the Bahamas is unknown.