Difference between revisions of "Erythrina herbacea"
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===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 13 July 2015
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Erythrina |
| Species: | E. herbacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrina herbacea L. | |
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| Natural range of Erythrina herbacea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: Redcardinal, Coral bean, Cherokee bean
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in sand pine woodlands, sandy hills, along edges of sinkholes, live oak-cabbage palm forests, uplands, hammocks, flatwoods, sand pine scrub, pine-palmetto scrub near ocean, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, shaded slopes of river bluffs, and in calcareous open prairies (FSU Herbarium). Is also found in human disturbed areas such as along roadsides, in understory of recently clear cut pine woodlands, and edges of woodlands (FSU Herbarium). Can thrive in areas that are shady, semi-shady, or open (FSU Herbarium). Is associated with areas that have sand soil types, sandy loam, loam, thin loamy sand, and calcareous soil types (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Has been observed flowering from February to June and fruiting from April to August (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Is associated with annually burned pinelands (FSU Herbarium).
