Difference between revisions of "Desmodium obtusum"
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===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.--> | ||
| + | Distributed widely throughout the eastern U.S. and southern Great Plains (NRCS Plants Database). Frequently burned longleaf and shortleaf pine-oak-hickory upland native and old-field communities (Ultisols) (Cushwa 1970, FSU Herbarium), longleaf pine-turkey oak sandhills (Entisols), longleaf and slash pine flatwoods (Spodosols), and limestone outcrops (FSU Herbarium). It is fire-tolerant (Cushwa 1970). Occurs in both native (never plowed) areas and areas with recent recent soil disturbance. Seems to have ruderal tendencies. Occurs on a wide range off soils from loamy sand to to clayey soils and in sites ranging from xeric to moist (FSU Herabarium). Thrives in frequently burned (1-2 year interval) habitats and occurs primarily in high-light environments but can also tolerate partial shade (FSU Herbarium). | ||
===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/ --> | ||
| + | In the southeastern coastal plain it flowers in September and October and fruits September-November (FSU Herbarium). | ||
===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
| + | FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu | ||
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| + | NRCS Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/java | ||
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| + | Cushwa, C. T. (1970). Response of legumes to prescribed burns in loblolly pine stands of the South Carolina Piedmont. Asheville, NC, USDA Forest Service. | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 26 June 2015
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| Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Desmodium |
| Species: | D. obtusum |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Desmodium obtusum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Distributed widely throughout the eastern U.S. and southern Great Plains (NRCS Plants Database). Frequently burned longleaf and shortleaf pine-oak-hickory upland native and old-field communities (Ultisols) (Cushwa 1970, FSU Herbarium), longleaf pine-turkey oak sandhills (Entisols), longleaf and slash pine flatwoods (Spodosols), and limestone outcrops (FSU Herbarium). It is fire-tolerant (Cushwa 1970). Occurs in both native (never plowed) areas and areas with recent recent soil disturbance. Seems to have ruderal tendencies. Occurs on a wide range off soils from loamy sand to to clayey soils and in sites ranging from xeric to moist (FSU Herabarium). Thrives in frequently burned (1-2 year interval) habitats and occurs primarily in high-light environments but can also tolerate partial shade (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
In the southeastern coastal plain it flowers in September and October and fruits September-November (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu
NRCS Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/java
Cushwa, C. T. (1970). Response of legumes to prescribed burns in loblolly pine stands of the South Carolina Piedmont. Asheville, NC, USDA Forest Service.
