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Revision as of 13:04, 24 June 2016
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lithospermum |
| Species: | L. virginianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithospermum virginianum (L.) A. DC. | |
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| Natural range of Lithospermum virginianum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: wild Job's tears, Virginia marbleseed
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonym: Onosmodium virginianum (Linnaeus) A.L.P.P. de Candolle
Description
Lithospermum virginianum is a perennial herbaceous species.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
L. virginianum can be found in dry loamy sand, like that which occurs in sandhill and longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge communities (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowering has been observed in April and May (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by frequent fires (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: M. Davis, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Rodie White, R. A. Norris, and Loran C. Anderson. States and Counties: Florida: Jackson, Leon, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
