Pinecrest Hammock 28

    This form was found only in two pure colonies - Pinecrest 28 and the nearby associated hammock Pinecrest 30. Several fires during the 1940 to 1950 time frame devastated that area, and now decades of searching have produced no results. Also, no L. f. violafumosus were found for transplanting during the Everglades National Park Project and the form is considered extinct today. These illustrated specimens were collected in 1935. (MWJ)

Pinecrest Hammock 28

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