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''A. villosa'' is found in long-leaf pine regions. This grass excels in more exculsively long-leaf pine regions during times of higher levels of needle fall from the canopy.  
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Mild competition is beneficial to viable seed production for ''A. villosa'', making the species more likely to thrive in a variety of competitive environments.  
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Mild competition is beneficial to viable seed production for ''A. villosa'', making the species more likely to thrive in a variety of competitive environments. <ref name= "Dagley 2002"> [Dagley, C. M., et al. (2002). "Understory restoration in longleaf pine plantations: Overstory effects of competition and needlefall." Proceedings of the eleventh biennial southern silvicultural research conference.]</ref>
 
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Revision as of 12:38, 16 May 2018

Anthaenantia villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida - Monocots
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Anthaenantia
Species: A. villosa
Binomial name
Anthaenantia villosa
(Michaux) P. Beauv.
ANTH VILL DIST.JPG
Natural range of Anthaenantia villosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: Antenantia villosaKral

Variety: none

Description

A. villosa is a perennial graminoid in the Poaceae family native to the southeastern United States. [1]

Distribution

A. villosa can be found in a number of southeastern states including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. [2]

Ecology

Habitat

A. villosa is found in long-leaf pine regions. This grass excels in more exculsively long-leaf pine regions during times of higher levels of needle fall from the canopy. "Brudvig" Brudvig 2015> [Brudvig, L. A., et al. (2015). "The influence of habitat fragmentation on multiple plant-animal interactions and plant reproduction." Ecology 96(10): 2669-2678]</ref>

Mild competition is beneficial to viable seed production for A. villosa, making the species more likely to thrive in a variety of competitive environments. [3]

Seed dispersal

A. villosa is wind-pollinated instead of reliant on insects or other animals for pollination. [4]

Use by animals

A. villosa is a bunchgrass that is used by herbivorous animals. [5]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. USDA Plant Database
  2. USDA Plant Database
  3. [Dagley, C. M., et al. (2002). "Understory restoration in longleaf pine plantations: Overstory effects of competition and needlefall." Proceedings of the eleventh biennial southern silvicultural research conference.]
  4. [Brudvig, L. A., et al. (2015). "The influence of habitat fragmentation on multiple plant-animal interactions and plant reproduction." Ecology 96(10): 2669-2678]
  5. [Brudvig, L. A., et al. (2015). "The influence of habitat fragmentation on multiple plant-animal interactions and plant reproduction." Ecology 96(10): 2669-2678]