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Gamochaeta coarctata
Gamochaeta coarctata Gil.jpg
Photo was taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species: G. coarctata
Binomial name
Gamochaeta coarctata
(Willd.) Kerguélen
GAMO COAR dist.jpg
Natural range of Gamochaeta coarctata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: gray everlasting

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Gamochaeta coarctata is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been found in open areas in and between shrubs, clearings of bottomland woodlands along rivers, and hillside bogs (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed to grow shaded and partially shaded environments in dry and moist sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). This species also has been seen growing in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, vacant lots, swamp clearings, lawns, trails, golf courses, waste places, around houses and public buildings, and along fences (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower from February to June as well in November (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: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, C. Jackson, Jean Wooten, A. Gholson Jr., Richard S. Mitchell, Angela M. Reid, K. M. Robertson, T. MacClendon, and K. MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.