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===Habitat===<!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat===<!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | ''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> | + | ''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"/> and has observed to have a high survival rate after hurricanes.<ref>Menges, E. S., C. W. Weekley, et al. (2011). "Effects of Hurricanes on Rare Plant Demography in Fire-Controlled Ecosystems." Biotropica 43(4): 450-458.</ref> Associated species include ''Lechea cernua, Polygonella basiramia, Selaginella arenicola'', and ''Liatris tenuifolia.''<ref name="UF"/> |
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===Phenology=== | ===Phenology=== | ||
It is a semelparous species, usually flowering the third year of life. Yellow composite flowers appear November and December <ref name="Archbold"/>. | It is a semelparous species, usually flowering the third year of life. Yellow composite flowers appear November and December <ref name="Archbold"/>. | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 12 August 2016
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| Photo by Bobby Hattaway, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| 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 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. | |
Common name: Highlands goldenaster
Contents
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.[2]
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][3] It has been found in historically and chronically disturbed habitats [3] and has observed to have a high survival rate after hurricanes.[4] Associated species include Lechea cernua, Polygonella basiramia, Selaginella arenicola, and Liatris tenuifolia.[3]
Phenology
It is a semelparous species, usually flowering the third year of life. Yellow composite flowers appear November and December [1].
Seed dispersal
The fruit is a composite achene with a pappus modified for wind dispersal [1].
Seed bank and germination
It has been found to divide by rhizomes, tubers, corms, and bulbs [5]. It has been observed to produce a limited persistent soil seed bank [1].
Conservation and management
Global Conservation Status: G2 [6].
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 [Archbold Biological Station]Accessed: December 4, 2015
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 [University of Florida Herbarium]Accessed: December 4, 2015
- ↑ Menges, E. S., C. W. Weekley, et al. (2011). "Effects of Hurricanes on Rare Plant Demography in Fire-Controlled Ecosystems." Biotropica 43(4): 450-458.
- ↑ [Dave's Garden]Accessed: December 4, 2015
- ↑ [NatureServe]Accessed: December 4, 2015
