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Revision as of 07:45, 10 July 2015

Conoclinium coelestinum
Conoclinium coelestinum Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Conoclinium
Species: C. coelestinum
Binomial name
Conoclinium coelestinum
(L.) DC.
CONO COEL dist.jpg
Natural range of Conoclinium coelestinum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: blue mistflower

This species is abundant in moist banks of rivers, streams, and floodplains (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed growing in dry woods, hammocks, along the edges of river banks, floodplains, and streams, slash pine-palmetto woodlands, and pine woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It is also found in areas disturbed by humans such as roadsides, ditches, and clearings (FSU Herbarium). Thriving in light from shade to full sun, this species grows in moist sands or drying loamy sands and has even been recorded to grow in water along edges of springs (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering from June through December (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species grows in areas that are regularly burned (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes