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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
The Florida distribution is provided by the [http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2603 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants].
 
The Florida distribution is provided by the [http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=2603 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants].

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Dyschoriste oblongifolia
Dyschoriste oblongifolia 01.JPG
photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dyschoriste
Species: D. oblongifolia
Binomial name
Dyschoriste oblongifolia
(Michx.) Kunz
DYSC OBLO dist.jpg
Natural range of Dyschoriste oblongifolia. Image from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

See NRCS Plants Database Common Name: oblongleaf snakeherb

Distribution

The Florida distribution is provided by the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

Ecology

Indicator of longleaf pine woodlands; not found on pasture or cultivated lands.[1]

Habitat

D. oblongifolia appears to be restricted to soils with a sandy A horizon, whether in Entisols (sandhills) or Ultisols (clayhills) (KMR,[2]). Native undisturbed longleaf pine assosciate; found in burned and unburned areas.[3] Resides in upland and lowland areas old growth longleaf pine/wiregrass sandhill habitat.[4] A common forb in a fire-maintanied forest structure that is savanna-like with an open canopy of P. palustris.[5] It is found in pineland.[6] It is abundant in longleaf pine communities.[7] Resides in upland, midslope, and lowland areas old growth longleaf pine/wiregrass sandhill habitat.[4]. Dyschoriste oblongifolia is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia.[2]

Phenology

D. oblongifolia germinates and flowers within a few weeks following fire at a wide range of burn dates, at least from March to July (KMR). perennial[3]

Seed dispersal

By ants.[3]

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It resprouts after fire.[7] It flowers within two months of burning in the spring.KMRExtremely vulnerable to disturbance.[8] Was observed to resprout one month after a fire in July of 1993.[9].


Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

  1. Brudvig, L. A. and E. I. Damschen (2010). "Land-use history, historical connectivity, and land management interact to determine longleaf pine woodland understory richness and composition." Ecography 34: 257-266.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ostertag, T.E. and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings 23:109-120.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Creech, M. N., L. K. Kirkman, et al. (2012). "Alteration and Recovery of Slash Pile Burn Sites in the Restoration of a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem." Restoration Ecology 20(4): 505-516.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gilliam, F. S., W. J. Platt, et al. (2006). "Natural disturbances and the physiognomy of pine savannas: A phenomenological model." Applied Vegetation Science 9: 83-96.
  5. Kirkman, L. K., M. B. Drew, et al. (1998). "Effects of experimental fire regimes on the population dynamics of Schwalbea americana L." Plant Ecology 137: 115-137.
  6. Wade, K. A. and E. S. Menges (1987). "Effects of fire on invasion and community structure of a southern Indiana cedar barrens." Indiana Academy of Science 96: 273-286.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Simkin, S. M., W. K. Michener, et al. (2001). "Plant response following soil disturbance in a longleaf pine ecosystem." Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128: 208-218.
  8. Kirkman, L. K., K. L. Coffey, et al. (2004). "Ground cover recovery patterns and life-history traits: implications for restoration obstacles and opportunities in a species-rich savanna." Journal of Ecology 92(3): 409-421.
  9. Pavon, M. L. (1995). Diversity and response of ground cover arthropod communities to different seasonal burns in longleaf pine forests. Tallahassee, Florida A&M University.