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Revision as of 14:36, 16 May 2018
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| Photo from the Southeastern Flora Plant Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bigelowia |
| Species: | B. nudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bigelowia nudata (Michx.) | |
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| Natural range of Bigelowia nudata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Chondrophora nudata
Varieties: Bigelowia nudata var. australis, Bigelowia nudata var. nudata
Description
B. nudata, also known as the pineland rayless goldenrod, is a native perennial forb that is a member of the Asteraceae family [1]. The species also consists of rhizomes which it uses to propogate [2].
Distribution
B. nudata is found in the Southeast United States, ranging from Texas to North Carolina [1]. However, it is most frequent along the coast lines of lower Mississippi to North Carolina [2].
Ecology
Habitat
B. nudata can be found in moist sandy loams of savannahs, pine barrens, and margins of swamps as well as rich sandy soils in wet prairies and open pinelands [2].
Phenology
It flowers twice a year, in the spring as well as the fall ranging from October to May [2].
