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Revision as of 07:33, 6 July 2015

Mecardonia acuminata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Mecardonia
Species: M. acuminata
Binomial name
Mecardonia acuminata
(Walter) Small
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Natural range of Mecardonia acuminata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: axilflower

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Soils are upland coastal plain type with little slope and low fertility, in Louisiana (Thill 1983).

Phenology

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

Thill, R. E. (1983). Deer and cattle forage selection on Louisiana pine-hardwood sites. New Orleans, LA, USDA Forest Service.