Oldenlandia boscii

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Oldenlandia boscii
Oldenlandia boscii NRCS.jpg
Photo by Larry Allain USGS, hosted by the USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Rubiales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Oldenlandia
Species: L. boscii
Binomial name
Oldenlandia boscii
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OLDE BOSC DIST.JPG
Natural range of Oldenlandia boscii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Hedyotis boscii A.P. de Candolle.[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

O. boscii has been found in pine flatwoods, floodplain forest clearings, and small ponds.[2] It is also found in disturbed areas including borrow pits, powerline corridors, and roadsides.[2] Associated species: Polypremum procumbens, Juncus repens, Eremochloa ophiuroides, Rotala ramosior, Lindernia dubia, Diodia teres, and Diodia virginiana.[2]

Fire ecology

Populations of Oldenlandia boscii have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.[3]

Pollination and use by animals

This species has been observed to flower from June to November.[4]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draf of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2021. Collectors: L.C. Anderson and R.K. Godfrey. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, and Santa Rosa.
  3. Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.
  4. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 19 MAY 2021