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==Ecology==
 
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''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).
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''L. virginianum'' can be found in dry loamy sand, like that which occurs in sandhill and longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge communities. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu 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.</ref> It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
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Flowering has been observed in April and May (FSU Herbarium).
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Flowering has been observed in April and May. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>
  
 
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This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by frequent fires (FSU Herbarium).
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This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by frequent fires. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu 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.
 

Revision as of 10:37, 2 August 2016

Lithospermum virginianum
Onosmodium virginianum Gil.jpg
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.
ONOS VIRG dist.jpg
Natural range of Lithospermum virginianum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: wild Job's tears, Virginia marbleseed

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. [1] It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>

Phenology

Flowering has been observed in April and May. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by frequent fires. <name ref="FSU Herbarium"/>

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 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.