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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''W. carteri'' occurs in  sand scrub, turkey oak, ''Serenoa repens'' communities (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''W. carteri'' occurs in  sand scrub, Quercus laevis, ''Serenoa repens'' communities (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 11:55, 15 December 2015

Warea carteri
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Capparales
Family: Brassicaceae ⁄ Cruciferae
Genus: Warea
Species: W. carteri
Binomial name
Warea carteri
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Natural range of Warea carteri from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Carter's pinelandcress

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Warea carteri is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, W. carteri occurs in sand scrub, Quercus laevis, Serenoa repens communities (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits in November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Warea carteri at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum placidensis

Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata

Vespidae: Zethus slossonae

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 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: November 2015. Collectors: W.P. Adams, Walter M. Buswell. States and Counties: Florida: Dade, Highlands. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.