Difference between revisions of "Asclepias verticillata"

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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===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.-->
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Native upland pine and pine-hardwood communities, loblolly pine plantations (Ultisols), borders of wetland depressions within pine communities, sandhills and sand ridges, (Entisols), open calcareous glades, bluffs along Apalachicola River (FSU Herbarium).  It can be found in bluestem prairie (Hover and Bragg 1981). It increases with spring burning (Hover and Bragg 1981). It is a warm-season grass (Hover and Bragg 1981). Can occur in areas with soil disturbance (FSU Herbarium). Thrives in frequently burned areas and flowers within two months of burning in the growing season (Robertson observation).  Tolerates full sunlight to partial shade.  Tolerates moist to xeric conditions but seems to be limited to sandy or calcareous soil. 
 
===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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Flowers and fruits from April to September (FSU Herbarium).  Flowering appears to be stimulated by fire.
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
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FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu
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Hover, E. I. and T. B. Bragg (1981). "Effect of season of burning and mowing on an eastern Nebraska Stipa-Andropogon prairie." American Midland Naturalist 105: 13-18.

Revision as of 08:43, 26 June 2015

Asclepias verticillata
Asclepias verticillata Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Gentianales
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Genus: Asclepias
Species: A. verticillata
Binomial name
Asclepias verticillata
L.
ASCL VERT dist.jpg
Natural range of Asclepias verticillata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Native upland pine and pine-hardwood communities, loblolly pine plantations (Ultisols), borders of wetland depressions within pine communities, sandhills and sand ridges, (Entisols), open calcareous glades, bluffs along Apalachicola River (FSU Herbarium). It can be found in bluestem prairie (Hover and Bragg 1981). It increases with spring burning (Hover and Bragg 1981). It is a warm-season grass (Hover and Bragg 1981). Can occur in areas with soil disturbance (FSU Herbarium). Thrives in frequently burned areas and flowers within two months of burning in the growing season (Robertson observation). Tolerates full sunlight to partial shade. Tolerates moist to xeric conditions but seems to be limited to sandy or calcareous soil.

Phenology

Flowers and fruits from April to September (FSU Herbarium). Flowering appears to be stimulated by fire.

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu

KMR

Hover, E. I. and T. B. Bragg (1981). "Effect of season of burning and mowing on an eastern Nebraska Stipa-Andropogon prairie." American Midland Naturalist 105: 13-18.