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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.--> | ||
| − | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''L.ohlingerae'' occurs in sandhills (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include '' | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''L.ohlingerae'' occurs in sandhills (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Ceratiola, Quercus geminata'', and ''Quercus myrtifolia'' (FSU Herbarium). |
===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/ --> | ||
Revision as of 18:27, 13 January 2016
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| Photo taken by Kaitlin Griffith at Archbold Biological Station | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Liatris |
| Species: | L. ohlingerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Liatris ohlingerae (S.F. Blake) B.L. Rob. | |
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| Natural range of Liatris ohlingerae from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Florida blazing star
Contents
[hide]Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Liatris ohlingerae is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, L.ohlingerae occurs in sandhills (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Ceratiola, Quercus geminata, and Quercus myrtifolia (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Has been observed flowering in June at Archbold Biological Station by Kaitlin Griffith.
Flowers August through October (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Liatris ohlingerae at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Liatris ohlingerae Photo by Kaitlin Griffith
Archbold Biological Station, FL.
Liatris ohlingerae Photo by Kaitlin Griffith
Archbold Biological Station, FL.
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: W.P. Adams, Loran C. Anderson, Beverly Judd, Walter S. Judd, R. Kral, O. Lakela, S. Nichole Ohlinger, John K. Small, D.B. Ward, E. West. States and Counties: Florida: Highlands, Polk. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
