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Revision as of 14:44, 1 July 2015
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. lanosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott | |
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| Natural range of Aristida lanosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common names: Woollysheath threeawn
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It occurs in frequently burned upland longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, longleaf and shortleaf pine-oak hickory communities, and loblolly pine plantations on Ultisols, the higher parts of pine flatwoods, as well as edges of unburned hardwood foresets (Brockway et al. 1997; FSU Herbarium). Soil conditions range from wet to very well drained and sand to loamy sands. It can occur on dsiturbed soils.
Phenology
It flowers in October and November in Florida.
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Burning during the growing season is thought to primarily stimulate seed production by important grass species in longleaf pine wiregrass communities, possibly including Aristids lanosa (Biswell and Lemon, 1943; Streng et. al, 1993 cited by Brockway et al 1997). However, burning during winter is also beneficial.
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu
Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (1997). "Long-term effects of dormant-season precribed fire on plant community diversity, structure and productivity in a longleaf pine wiregrass ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 96: 167-183.
Biswell, H.H. and PC. Lemon, 1943. Effect of fire upon seed-stalk production of range grasses. Journal of Forestry, 41: 844.
Streng, D.R., Glitzenstein J.S. and Platt, W.J., 1993. Evaluating effects of season of bum in longleaf pine forests: a critical literature review and some results from an ongoing long-term study. In: S.M. Hermann (Editor), Proceedings of the Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL, 18: 227-263.
