Native plant · ERIOCAULACEAE
Lachnocaulon anceps
WHITEHEAD BOGBUTTON; common bogbuttons
Also known as: Paepalanthus anceps

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Lachnocaulon anceps. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Lachnocaulon anceps
- Family
- ERIOCAULACEAE
- Genus
- Lachnocaulon
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native; FACW (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Paepalanthus anceps
- Florida range
- Central Florida · South Florida · North Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Hardee; Orange; Collier; Flagler; Highlands; Hernando; Alachua; Manatee; Martin; St. Johns; Hillsborough; Pasco; Brevard; Sarasota; Clay; Palm Beach; DeSoto; Pinellas; Baker; Leon; Lee; Duval; Calhoun; Broward; Volusia; Bradford; Polk; Okaloosa; Sumter; Levy; Seminole; Taylor; Hendry; Okeechobee; Osceola; Columbia; Franklin; Citrus; Liberty; Lafayette; Bay; Charlotte; Lake; Wakulla; Putnam; Walton; Jefferson; Madison; Jackson; Washington; Nassau; Marion; Union; Escambia
Where documented in Florida
Hardee; Orange; Collier; Flagler; Highlands; Hernando; Alachua; Manatee; Martin; St. Johns; Hillsborough; Pasco; Brevard; Sarasota; Clay; Palm Beach; DeSoto; Pinellas; Baker; Leon; Lee; Duval; Calhoun; Broward; Volusia; Bradford; Polk; Okaloosa; Sumter; Levy; Seminole; Taylor; Hendry; Okeechobee; Osceola; Columbia; Franklin; Citrus; Liberty; Lafayette; Bay; Charlotte; Lake; Wakulla; Putnam; Walton; Jefferson; Madison; Jackson; Washington; Nassau; Marion; Union; Escambia
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Lachnocaulon
- Lachnocaulon beyrichianum — SOUTHERN BOGBUTTON
- Lachnocaulon digynum — PINELAND BOGBUTTON; PANHANDLE BOGBUTTON
- Lachnocaulon engleri — ENGLER'S BOGBUTTON
- Lachnocaulon minus — SMALL'S BOGBUTTON
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.