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It is found in the Florida scrub and scrubby flatwoods (Weakley 2015).
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''C. highlandsensis'' is endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge and is found in sandpine scrubs, scrubby flatwoods, and turkey oak/longleaf communities<ref name="Archbold"/><ref name="UF"[[https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/scripts/dbs/herbs_project/herbsproject/herbs_pub_proc.asp?accno=77470&famsys=A&output_style=Report_type&trys=2 University of Florida Herbarium]]Accessed: December 4, 2015</ref>. It has been found in historically and chronically disturbed habitats <ref name="UF"/>. Associated species include ''Lechea cernua, Polygonella basiramia, Selaginella arenicola'' and, ''Liatris tenuifolia''<ref name="UF"/>.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:18, 7 December 2015

Chrysopsis highlandsensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species: C. highlandsensis
Binomial name
Chrysopsis highlandsensis
DeLaney & Wunderlin
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Natural range of Chrysopsis highlandsensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Highlands goldenaster

Taxonomic notes

Description

C. highlandsensis is a perennial species with a short taproot and a basal rosette that shoots up a lanate flowering stem [1].

Distribution

It is endemic to central peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).

Ecology

Habitat

C. highlandsensis is endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge and is found in sandpine scrubs, scrubby flatwoods, and turkey oak/longleaf communities[1]<ref name="UF"[University of Florida Herbarium]Accessed: December 4, 2015</ref>. It has been found in historically and chronically disturbed habitats [2]. Associated species include Lechea cernua, Polygonella basiramia, Selaginella arenicola and, Liatris tenuifolia[2].

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 1102.

  1. 1.0 1.1 [Archbold Biological Station]Accessed: December 4, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named UF