Difference between revisions of "Crotalaria purshii"
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
| + | It is a legume.<ref name="Graham 1941"/> | ||
===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.--> | ||
| + | It can live in temperatures ranging from 10 to 28 degrees Celsius with an average of 115 cm of rain annually.<ref name="Miller et al 1999">Miller, J. H. and K. V. Miller (1999). Forest plants of the southeast, and their wildlife uses Champaign, IL, Southern Weed Science Society.</ref> | ||
| + | It occurs in grassy pineland communities<ref name="Graham 1941"/> such as loblolly pine communities.<ref name="Miller et al 1999"> | ||
===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/ --> | ||
| + | Crotalaria purshii was observed flowering in sandhill and flatwood forests.<ref>Platt, W. J., Gregory W. Evans, and Mary M. Davis (1988). "Effects of Fires Season on Flowering of Forbs and Shurbs in Longleaf Pine Forests." Oecologia 76(3): 353-363.</ref> | ||
===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
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===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ||
| + | It is consumed by bobwhite quail.<ref name="Graham 1941">Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA </ref> | ||
===Diseases and parasites=== | ===Diseases and parasites=== | ||
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 10 June 2015
| Crotalaria purshii | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Crotalaria |
| Species: | C. purshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalaria purshii DC. | |
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| Natural range of Crotalaria purshii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
It is a legume.[1]
Habitat
It can live in temperatures ranging from 10 to 28 degrees Celsius with an average of 115 cm of rain annually.[2]
It occurs in grassy pineland communities[1] such as loblolly pine communities.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
It is consumed by bobwhite quail.[1]
