Difference between revisions of "Asclepias curtissii"
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | It is found in central and southern peninsula of Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). | |
==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.--> | ||
| − | + | It is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). | |
===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/ --> | ||
| − | + | It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011). | |
===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
===Seed bank and germination=== | ===Seed bank and germination=== | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 9 July 2015
| Asclepias curtissii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. curtissii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias curtissii A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias curtissii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common names: Curtiss' milkweed
Synonym names: Oxypteryx curtissii (A. Gray) Small
Distribution
It is found in central and southern peninsula of Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Phenology
It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Asclepias curtissii:
Halictidae Lasioglossum nymphalis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print.
