Difference between revisions of "Aesculus pavia"

From Coastal Plain Plants Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Habitat)
(Habitat)
Line 29: Line 29:
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat===  
 
===Habitat===  
''A. pavia'' is found in pine flatwoods, shaded areas with rich humus in Magnolia-Quercus hammocks, wet sandy soil, mesic ecotone, mixed deciduous woodlands, wooded slopes of steepheads, evergreen oak scrubs, ridges, coastal hammocks, calcareous bluffs, lime sink areas, limestone woodlands, annually burned savannas.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Kathy Craddock Burks, Andre F. Clewell, Gadsden, A. Gholson Jr., Wiliiam T. Gillis, Robert F. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Kent D. Perkins, Elmer C. Prichard, Annie Schmidt. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Franklin, Gadsden, Grady, Gulf, Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Liberty, Okaloosa, Volusia, Walton, Washington.</ref>
+
''A. pavia'' is found in pine flatwoods, annually burned savannas, coastal hammocks, evergreen oak scrubs, mixed deciduous woodlands, slopes of steepheads, bases of kitchen middens, ridges, calcareous bluffs, and lime sink areas. ''A. Pavia'' grows in shaded areas with rich humus, wet sandy or sandy loam soil, or mesic ecotones.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database.URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Kathy Craddock Burks, Andre F. Clewell, Gadsden, A. Gholson Jr., Wiliiam T. Gillis, Robert F. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Robert Kral, K. MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, John B. Nelson, Kent D. Perkins, Elmer C. Prichard, Annie Schmidt, and L.B. Trott. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Grady, Gulf, Hampton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.</ref>
''A. pavia '' is also found around the sandy loam bases of kitchen middens, disturbed ''Pinus taeda'' woods, and floodplains.<ref name=fsu/>
+
''A. pavia '' is also found in disturbed woodlands and floodplains.<ref name=fsu/>
 +
 
 +
Associated species of ''A. pavia'' include ''Sabal minor'', ''Quercus michauxii'', ''[[Magnolia grandiflora]]'', ''Rhus radicans'', ''[[Polystichum acrostichoides]]''.<ref name=fsu/>
  
 
<!--===Phenology===--> <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
<!--===Phenology===--> <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->

Revision as of 12:57, 17 May 2023

Aesculus pavia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Sapindales
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species: A. pavia
Binomial name
Aesculus pavia
Linnaeus
AESC PAVI dist.JPG
Natural range of Aesculus pavia from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: red buckeye

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: Aesculus pavia var. flavescens (Sargent) Correll[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

A. pavia is found in pine flatwoods, annually burned savannas, coastal hammocks, evergreen oak scrubs, mixed deciduous woodlands, slopes of steepheads, bases of kitchen middens, ridges, calcareous bluffs, and lime sink areas. A. Pavia grows in shaded areas with rich humus, wet sandy or sandy loam soil, or mesic ecotones.[2] A. pavia is also found in disturbed woodlands and floodplains.[2]

Associated species of A. pavia include Sabal minor, Quercus michauxii, Magnolia grandiflora, Rhus radicans, Polystichum acrostichoides.[2]


Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database.URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, Kathy Craddock Burks, Andre F. Clewell, Gadsden, A. Gholson Jr., Wiliiam T. Gillis, Robert F. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Robert Kral, K. MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, John B. Nelson, Kent D. Perkins, Elmer C. Prichard, Annie Schmidt, and L.B. Trott. States and counties: Florida: Alachua, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Grady, Gulf, Hampton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.