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A description of ''Carya floridana'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500316 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Carya floridana'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500316 The Flora of North America]. | ||
| + | ''C. floridana'' is a long-lived perennial woody species, that can grow up to 20 meters high <ref name="FNPS">[[http://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/carya-floridana Florida Native Plant Society]]Accessed: December 4, 2015</ref> <ref name="Plants">[[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Carya+floridana Plants for a Future]] Accessed: December 4, 2015</ref>. It can be identified from other ''Carya'' species by having rust-colored scales on the buds and lower leaf surfaces <ref name="Aggie">[[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Carya+floridana]] Accessed: December 4, 2015</ref>. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 4 December 2015
| Carya floridana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Juglandales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Carya |
| Species: | C. floridana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carya floridana Sarg. | |
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| Natural range of Carya floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Scrub hickory
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Carya floridana is provided in The Flora of North America. C. floridana is a long-lived perennial woody species, that can grow up to 20 meters high [1] [2]. It can be identified from other Carya species by having rust-colored scales on the buds and lower leaf surfaces [3].
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, C. floridana has been found in sand pine woods with Lyonia ferruginea; sand pine-oak scrubs; sand ridge scrubs; hardwood hammocks; scrub oak-wiregrass ridges; and scrub barrens (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Persea, Quercus, Polygonella, Ceranthera, Ilex cumulicola, and Garberia (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers have been observed January through April and fruits June through October (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Carya floridana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: L.J. Brass, D. Burch, Brevard, A.F. Clewell, R.F. Christensen, Angus Gholson, R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, O. Lakela, Robert J. Lemaire, S.W. Leonard, Walter S. Judd, K.M. Meyer, John B. Nelson, R.W. Simons, A. Townesmith, D.B. Ward, R.H. Wnek. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Martin, Palm Beach. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
- ↑ [Florida Native Plant Society]Accessed: December 4, 2015
- ↑ [Plants for a Future] Accessed: December 4, 2015
- ↑ [[1]] Accessed: December 4, 2015
