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+ | Common names: marsh mermaidweed<ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== | ===Habitat=== | ||
− | Habitats are limited to swamps and other wetlands or swamp forests. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> | + | Habitats are limited to swamps and other wetlands or swamp forests.<ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref> Specimens have been collected from shallow water of a roadside ditch, dry center of a pond, and tidal swamp with a canopy of tupelo.<ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Rodie White, Jean W. WOoten, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, J.M. Kane, William Platt, Keith A. Bradley, M. Darst, L. Webster, L. Lewis. States and counties: Florida (Jefferson, Hillsborough, Leon, Gulf, Levy) Georgia (THomas, Grady) South Carolina (Aiken)</ref> |
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− | + | ''P. palustris'' has been observed flowering in July.<ref name= "Pan Flora"> 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: 24 MAY 2018</ref> | |
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+ | Populations of ''Proserpinaca palustris'' have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.<ref>Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref> | ||
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− | ==Conservation and | + | ==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration== |
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
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==References and notes== | ==References and notes== |
Latest revision as of 09:23, 15 July 2022
Common names: marsh mermaidweed[1]
Proserpinaca palustris | |
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Photo by Allen Boatman hosted at Atlas of Florida Plants | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
Order: | Haloragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Proserpinaca |
Species: | P. palustris |
Binomial name | |
Proserpinaca palustris L. | |
Natural range of Proserpinaca palustris from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: none
Variety: Proserpinaca palustris var. amblyogona (Fernald), Proserpinaca palustris var. crebra (Fernald & Griscom)
Description
P. palustris is a perennial forb/herb of the Haloragaceae family that is native to North America.[1]
Distribution
P. palustris can be found throughout the eastern United States, as far west as Texas, as well as Ontario and Quebec, Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Habitats are limited to swamps and other wetlands or swamp forests.[2] Specimens have been collected from shallow water of a roadside ditch, dry center of a pond, and tidal swamp with a canopy of tupelo.[3]
Phenology
P. palustris has been observed flowering in July.[4]
Fire ecology
Populations of Proserpinaca palustris have been known to persist through repeated annual burning.[5]
Conservation, cultivation, and restoration
Cultural use
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Rodie White, Jean W. WOoten, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, J.M. Kane, William Platt, Keith A. Bradley, M. Darst, L. Webster, L. Lewis. States and counties: Florida (Jefferson, Hillsborough, Leon, Gulf, Levy) Georgia (THomas, Grady) South Carolina (Aiken)
- ↑ 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: 24 MAY 2018
- ↑ Platt, W.J., R. Carter, G. Nelson, W. Baker, S. Hermann, J. Kane, L. Anderson, M. Smith, K. Robertson. 2021. Unpublished species list of Wade Tract old-growth longleaf pine savanna, Thomasville, Georgia.