Berlandiera subacaulis

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Berlandiera subacaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Berlandiera
Species: B. subacaulis
Binomial name
Berlandiera subacaulis
(Nutt.) Nutt.
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Natural range of Berlandiera subacaulis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida greeneyes

Taxonomic Notes

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Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Berlandiera subacaulis has taproots with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 5.50 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 73 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):432-422.