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''O. virginianum'' can be found in dry loamy sand, like that which occurs in sandhill and longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge communities (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors (FSU Herbarium).
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''L. virginianum'' can be found in dry loamy sand, like that which occurs in sandhill and longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge communities (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 13:04, 8 October 2015

Lithospermum virginianum
Onosmodium virginianum Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species: L. virginianum
Binomial name
Lithospermum virginianum
(L.) A. DC.
ONOS VIRG dist.jpg
Natural range of Lithospermum virginianum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: wild Job's tears

Taxonomic notes

Description

Lithospermum virginianum is a perennial herbaceous species.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

L. virginianum can be found in dry loamy sand, like that which occurs in sandhill and longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridge communities (FSU Herbarium). It also occurs in disturbed habitat, including roadsides and power line corridors (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering has been observed in April and May (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in habitat that is maintained by frequent fires (FSU Herbarium).

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: M. Davis, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Komarek, Rodie White, R. A. Norris, and Loran C. Anderson. States and Counties: Florida: Jackson, Leon, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.