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''B. pumila'' is found in longleaf pine-wiregrass sandhill communities, turkey oak hardwood sand ridges, and the borders between sandhills and hammocks (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also appear in disturbed areas like roadsides and clear-cut pine stands (FSU Herbarium). This species generally prefers to grow in sandy soil types like drying loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
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This species has been observed flowering in March through September (FSU Herbarium).
 
This species has been observed flowering in March through September (FSU Herbarium).

Revision as of 09:38, 9 July 2015

Berlandiera pumila
Berlandiera pumila Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Berlandiera
Species: B. pumila
Binomial name
Berlandiera pumila
(Michx.) Nutt.
BERL PUMI dist.jpg
Natural range of Berlandiera pumila from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: soft greeneyes

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

B. pumila is found in longleaf pine-wiregrass sandhill communities, turkey oak hardwood sand ridges, and the borders between sandhills and hammocks (FSU Herbarium). However, it can also appear in disturbed areas like roadsides and clear-cut pine stands (FSU Herbarium). This species generally prefers to grow in sandy soil types like drying loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed flowering in March through September (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

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: L. C. Anderson, R. S. Blaisdell, D. Demaree, P. Elliot, W. T. Gillis, R. K. Godfrey, B. Hansen, J. Hansen, G. R. Knight, M. Knott, R. Kral, R. L. Lazor, J. B. Nelson, R. A. Norris, G. W. Ramsey, C. R. Slaughter, H. L. Stripling, B. Tan, L. E. Williams, and J. Wooten.

States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa,Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Decatur.