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In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''V. carnea'' can be found in mixed pine-hardwood stands, burned pinelands, pine-mixed oak-wiregrass communities, and longleaf pine-wiregrass sand ridges (FSU Herbarium). Has been observed to grow in loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 10:24, 12 October 2015

Verbena carnea
Stylodon carneus PHFP A 2015-05-18 KMR.JPG
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Verbena
Species: V. carnea
Binomial name
Verbena carnea
(Medik.) Moldenke
STYL CARN dist.jpg
Natural range of Verbena carnea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Carolina false vervain

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, V. carnea can be found in mixed pine-hardwood stands, burned pinelands, pine-mixed oak-wiregrass communities, and longleaf pine-wiregrass sand ridges (FSU Herbarium). Has been observed to grow in loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It flowers from resprouted vegetation within one month after burning during the growing season.(KMR)[1]

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Stylodon carnea 2014-08-04 1 month postburn (2).JPG

References and notes

  1. Observations at Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, GA in upland longleaf pine-wiregrass on Ultisols in or near long-term research plots, 2015.