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===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 is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). | + | It is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). |
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| + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''A. curtissii'' can be found in scrubs (FSU Herbarium; Weakley 2015; Wunderlin and Hansen 2011) with ''Quercus myrtifolia, Q. chapmanii, Lyonia, Ilex, Selaginella, Lechea'', pines and palmettos (FSU Herbarium). It has also been found in recently bulldozed low ancient scrub. | ||
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===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/ --> | ||
It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). Michelle Smith observed ''Asclepias curtissii'' flowering August 2015 at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (Nature Preserve) in Tequesta (Palm Beach County), FL. | It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). Michelle Smith observed ''Asclepias curtissii'' flowering August 2015 at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (Nature Preserve) in Tequesta (Palm Beach County), FL. | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 2 November 2015
| Asclepias curtissii | |
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| Photo taken by Michelle M. Smith | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. curtissii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias curtissii A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias curtissii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Curtiss' milkweed
Synonyms: Oxypteryx curtissii (A. Gray) Small
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
It is found in central and southern peninsula of Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, A. curtissii can be found in scrubs (FSU Herbarium; Weakley 2015; Wunderlin and Hansen 2011) with Quercus myrtifolia, Q. chapmanii, Lyonia, Ilex, Selaginella, Lechea, pines and palmettos (FSU Herbarium). It has also been found in recently bulldozed low ancient scrub.
Phenology
It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). Michelle Smith observed Asclepias curtissii flowering August 2015 at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (Nature Preserve) in Tequesta (Palm Beach County), FL.
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
The Nature Preserve in which Michelle Smith observed this species flowering, the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area in Tequesta (Palm Beach County), FL., has conducted prescribed burns in the past as part of the restoration project for this area, where the BLM and other organizations are part of PCB.gov
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Asclepias curtissii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print.
