Difference between revisions of "Lithospermum caroliniense"
KatieMccoy (talk | contribs) (→References and notes) |
KatieMccoy (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
− | In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''L. caroliniense'' has been found in pinewoods and sand dunes. | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''L. caroliniense'' has been found in pinewoods and sand dunes. In human disturbed areas it has occurred in cut over secondary sandhill forest and along highways (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Berlandiera pumila, Chrysopsis, Licania michauxii, Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Phlox pilosa, Rubus cuneifolius'', and ''Solidago odora'' (FSU Herbarium). Soils include sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). |
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> |
Revision as of 08:25, 3 November 2015
Lithospermum caroliniense | |
---|---|
Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Lithospermum |
Species: | L. caroliniense |
Binomial name | |
Lithospermum caroliniense Lam. | |
Natural range of Lithospermum caroliniense from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common name: Carolina puccoon
Synonym: Lithospermum carolinianum
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, L. caroliniense has been found in pinewoods and sand dunes. In human disturbed areas it has occurred in cut over secondary sandhill forest and along highways (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Berlandiera pumila, Chrysopsis, Licania michauxii, Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Phlox pilosa, Rubus cuneifolius, and Solidago odora (FSU Herbarium). Soils include sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers have been observed in March and April (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: October 2015. Collectors: Bill Anderson, Loran C. Anderson, Pam Anderson, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, Sidney McDaniel, R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Jackson, Liberty Georgia: Decatur, Dougherty. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.