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Natural habitats for the ''P. pycnostachyum'' include sandhillas, dry pinelands, and pine flatwoods. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
 
Natural habitats for the ''P. pycnostachyum'' include sandhillas, dry pinelands, and pine flatwoods. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
  
''Pterocaulon pycnostachyum'' can be found in the same habitats as ''Deeringothamnus rugelii'', ''Asclepias pedicellata'', ''Aristida beyrichiana'', ''Asimina reticulata'', ''Cuthbertia ornata'', ''Galactia elliotti'', ''Lygodesmia aphylla'', and '' Pinus palustris''. <ref name= "Canfield"<Canfield, S. L. and G. W. Tanner (1997). "Observations of pinywoods dropseed (Sporobolus junceus) phenological development following fire in a sandhill community." Florida Scientist 60(2): 69-72.</ref>
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''Pterocaulon pycnostachyum'' can be found in the same habitats as ''Deeringothamnus rugelii'', ''Asclepias pedicellata'', ''Aristida beyrichiana'', ''Asimina reticulata'', ''Cuthbertia ornata'', ''Galactia elliotti'', ''Lygodesmia aphylla'', and '' Pinus palustris''. <ref name= "Canfield"< [Canfield, S. L. and G. W. Tanner (1997). "Observations of pinywoods dropseed (Sporobolus junceus) phenological development following fire in a sandhill community." Florida Scientist 60(2): 69-72.]</ref>
 
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===Phenology===
 
===Phenology===

Revision as of 15:02, 24 May 2018

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Pterocaulon pyconstachyum BM.JPG
Photo by John Bradford hosted at Bluemelon.com/poaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pterocaulon
Species: P. pyconstachyum
Binomial name
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
(Michx.) Elliot
PTER PYCN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Pterocaulon pycnostachyum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: P. undulatum (Walter) C. Mohr

Variety: none

Description

P. pycnostachyum is a perennial forb/subshrub of the Asteraceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

P. pycnostachyum is found in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi in the eastern United States. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

Natural habitats for the P. pycnostachyum include sandhillas, dry pinelands, and pine flatwoods. [2]

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum can be found in the same habitats as Deeringothamnus rugelii, Asclepias pedicellata, Aristida beyrichiana, Asimina reticulata, Cuthbertia ornata, Galactia elliotti, Lygodesmia aphylla, and Pinus palustris. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.