Difference between revisions of "Rhynchospora plumosa"
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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| + | ''R. plumose'' was found in non-disturbed longleaf pine sites in the North Carolina; in contrast, the species was not found in highly disturbed sites (Cohen et al. 2004). | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
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===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
| + | ''R. plumose'' benefits from high fire frequencies and is common in the second winter after fire in longleaf pine forest ecosystems in the southeastern United States (Glitzenstein et al. 2003, DiMiceli et al. 2007). | ||
===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ||
| + | The Henslow’s Sparrow (''Ammodramus henslowii'') does not prefer to eat the seeds (DiMiceli et al. 2007). | ||
===Diseases and parasites=== | ===Diseases and parasites=== | ||
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 17 June 2015
| Rhynchospora plumosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. plumosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora plumosa Elliott | |
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| Natural range of Rhynchospora plumosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
R. plumose was found in non-disturbed longleaf pine sites in the North Carolina; in contrast, the species was not found in highly disturbed sites (Cohen et al. 2004).
Habitat
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
R. plumose benefits from high fire frequencies and is common in the second winter after fire in longleaf pine forest ecosystems in the southeastern United States (Glitzenstein et al. 2003, DiMiceli et al. 2007).
Pollination
Use by animals
The Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) does not prefer to eat the seeds (DiMiceli et al. 2007).
