Difference between revisions of "Rhynchospora miliacea"
KatieMccoy (talk | contribs) (→References and notes) |
HaleighJoM (talk | contribs) (→Ecology) |
||
| (20 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{taxobox | {{taxobox | ||
| name = Rhynchospora miliacea | | name = Rhynchospora miliacea | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = Rhyn_mili.jpg |
| − | | image_caption = | + | | image_caption = Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), [http://www.shirleydenton.com/welcome Nature Photography by Shirley Denton] |
| regnum = Plantae | | regnum = Plantae | ||
| divisio = Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants | | divisio = Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
| binomial_authority = (Lam.) A. Gray | | binomial_authority = (Lam.) A. Gray | ||
| range_map = RHYN_MILI_dist.jpg | | range_map = RHYN_MILI_dist.jpg | ||
| − | | range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Rhynchospora miliacea'' from USDA NRCS [http:// | + | | range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Rhynchospora miliacea'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=RHMI5 Plants Database]. |
}} | }} | ||
| − | Common name: | + | Common name: Millet beaksedge |
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
| + | Synonyms: ''Schoenus miliaceus'' Lamarck; ''Phaeocephalum miliaceum'' (Lamarck) House; ''Rhynchospora sparsa'' (Michaux) Vahl; ''Schoenus sparsus'' Michaux; [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357907 The Flora of North America]. | ||
| + | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. --> | <!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. --> | ||
| Line 27: | Line 29: | ||
==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 | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''R. miliacea'' can occur in wet floodplain forests, cypress swamps, wet loamy soil at hardwood edges, and coastal hammocks.<ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, Brenda Herring, Don Herring, Angus Gholson, R.K. Godfrey, Dana Bryan, D. B. Ward, D. Burch, P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Sandy Thompson, Cecil R Slaughter, Annie Schmidt, Richard Carter, W. W. Baker. States and Counties: Florida: Dixie, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Osceola, Sumter, Suwannee, Wakulla. Georgia: Grady, Miller. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> Soils include moist loamy soil and moist sandy peat.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> It has been observed growing in shaded and semi-shaded areas.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/> |
| + | |||
| + | Associated species include ''Dryopteris ludoviciana, Woodwardia areolata, Vernonia missurica, Cypress, Carex, Sparganium, Typha, Smilax tamnoides, Mitreola petiolata, Nyssa, Acer, Acer rubrum, Fraxinus, Taxodium, Taxodium distichum, Rhynchospora caduca, Magnolia virginiana, Planera aquatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Cornus foemina, Persea palustris, Sabal minor, Berchemia scandens.''<ref name="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/ --> | ||
| − | + | ''R. miliacea'' has been observed flowering in February and April to July and fruiting May through October.<ref name="FSU Herbarium"/><ref>Nelson, G. [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 13 DEC 2016</ref> | |
| + | <!--===Seed dispersal===--> | ||
| + | <!--===Seed bank and germination===--> | ||
| + | <!--===Fire ecology===--> <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
| + | <!--===Pollination===--> | ||
| + | <!--===Herbivory and toxicology===<!--Common herbivores, granivory, insect hosting, poisonous chemicals, allelopathy, etc--> | ||
| + | <!--===Diseases and parasites===--> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration== | ||
| − | == | + | ==Cultural use== |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery widths=180px> | ||
| + | File: Rhyn_mili_SD-NatPhoto-flowers.jpg | <center> Flowers of ''Rhynchospora'' ''miliacea'' <p> Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), [http://www.shirleydenton.com/welcome Nature Photography by Shirley Denton] </p> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
| − | |||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 15 July 2022
| Rhynchospora miliacea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Rhynchospora |
| Species: | R. miliacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchospora miliacea (Lam.) A. Gray | |
| |
| Natural range of Rhynchospora miliacea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Millet beaksedge
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Schoenus miliaceus Lamarck; Phaeocephalum miliaceum (Lamarck) House; Rhynchospora sparsa (Michaux) Vahl; Schoenus sparsus Michaux; The Flora of North America.
Description
A description of Rhynchospora miliacea is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, R. miliacea can occur in wet floodplain forests, cypress swamps, wet loamy soil at hardwood edges, and coastal hammocks.[1] Soils include moist loamy soil and moist sandy peat.[1] It has been observed growing in shaded and semi-shaded areas.[1]
Associated species include Dryopteris ludoviciana, Woodwardia areolata, Vernonia missurica, Cypress, Carex, Sparganium, Typha, Smilax tamnoides, Mitreola petiolata, Nyssa, Acer, Acer rubrum, Fraxinus, Taxodium, Taxodium distichum, Rhynchospora caduca, Magnolia virginiana, Planera aquatica, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Cornus foemina, Persea palustris, Sabal minor, Berchemia scandens.[1]
Phenology
R. miliacea has been observed flowering in February and April to July and fruiting May through October.[1][2]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
Flowers of Rhynchospora miliacea Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, Brenda Herring, Don Herring, Angus Gholson, R.K. Godfrey, Dana Bryan, D. B. Ward, D. Burch, P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Sandy Thompson, Cecil R Slaughter, Annie Schmidt, Richard Carter, W. W. Baker. States and Counties: Florida: Dixie, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Liberty, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Osceola, Sumter, Suwannee, Wakulla. Georgia: Grady, Miller. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 13 DEC 2016
