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==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 9 October 2015
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| 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. | |
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| Natural range of Lithospermum virginianum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: wild Job's tears
Synonym: Onosmodium virginianum
Contents
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.
