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''F. ligustrina'' has been found in mixed woodlands, deciduous forests, along cabbage palm hammocks, on ridges, bluffs, natural levees, ditches, and in rocky, calcareous woodlands. ''F. ligustrina'' grows in open, dry, conditions in a variety of soils including, sandy loams, loamy sands, and sandy clays.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Wilson Baker, Vince Breeden, A. Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Christopher Reid, Cecil R. Slaughter, and David Williams. States and counties: Florida: Jackson, Liberty, and Putnam. Georgia: Baker. Louisiana: Bossier.</ref>
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''F. ligustrina'' has been found in mixed woodlands, deciduous forests, along cabbage palm hammocks, on ridges, bluffs, natural levees, ditches, and in rocky, calcareous woodlands. ''F. ligustrina'' grows in open, dry to mesic conditions in a variety of soils including sandy loams, loamy sands, and sandy clays.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Wilson Baker, Vince Breeden, A. Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Christopher Reid, Cecil R. Slaughter, and David Williams. States and counties: Florida: Jackson, Liberty, and Putnam. Georgia: Baker. Louisiana: Bossier.</ref>
  
 
Associated species of ''F. ligustrina'' include ''Quercus arkansana'', ''Tilia americana'', ''[[Acer rubrum]]'', ''[[Ilex opaca]]'', and ''[[Asimina triloba]]''.<ref name=fsu/>
 
Associated species of ''F. ligustrina'' include ''Quercus arkansana'', ''Tilia americana'', ''[[Acer rubrum]]'', ''[[Ilex opaca]]'', and ''[[Asimina triloba]]''.<ref name=fsu/>

Latest revision as of 08:58, 30 May 2023

Forestiera ligustrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forestiera
Species: F. ligustrina
Binomial name
Forestiera ligustrina
(Michaux) Poiret
FORE LIGU dist.JPG
Natural range of Forestiera ligustrina from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Godfrey's swampprivet, southern-privet

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

F. ligustrina has been found in mixed woodlands, deciduous forests, along cabbage palm hammocks, on ridges, bluffs, natural levees, ditches, and in rocky, calcareous woodlands. F. ligustrina grows in open, dry to mesic conditions in a variety of soils including sandy loams, loamy sands, and sandy clays.[2]

Associated species of F. ligustrina include Quercus arkansana, Tilia americana, Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca, and Asimina triloba.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Wilson Baker, Vince Breeden, A. Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey, Christopher Reid, Cecil R. Slaughter, and David Williams. States and counties: Florida: Jackson, Liberty, and Putnam. Georgia: Baker. Louisiana: Bossier.