Arnoglossum floridanum

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Arnoglossum floridanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Species: A. floridanum
Binomial name
Arnoglossum floridanum
m (A. Gray) H.E. Robinson
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Natural range of Arnoglossum floridanum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida cacalia, Florida Indian-plantain

Taxonomic Notes

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Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Arnoglossum floridanum has root tubers with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 8.125 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 182.9 mg g-1.[1]

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. Diaz-Torbio, M. H. and F. E. Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire-maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American Journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.