- Collector
- Bob Hanrahan (rescue)
- First described
- 2017
- Into cultivation
- 2000
- Type
- extirpated wild site cultivation preservation multi clone
Bob Hanrahan rescued ~100+ clones late 1990s/early 2000s before site became KFC. Cultivation lineage strong; useful breeding parents (early emerging + winter-green).
Standout traits
- **Bob Hanrahan rescue lineage** — 100+ clones rescued before site became KFC
- Surprising genetic diversity (Mike post #1 2017): wild population reportedly uniform but cultivation reveals diversity
- **Hold green leaves through winter + early-emerging traps** — atypical earliness for FL rugelii; comparable only to GA rugelii in Mike's collection. Useful breeding parents
Cultivation
- Reintroduction caveats (Mike, post #1, 2017): only in-vitro-propagated or strictly-sanitized stock; true-to-location; no mixing unless inbreeding-rescue.
- Distribution well-established.