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''C. ornata'' is endemic to the Florida peninsula and can be found in sandhills, palmetto-wiregrass scrubs and has occurred along roads <ref name="Native">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2013/06/florida-scrub-roseling-callisia-ornata.htm Native Florida Wildflowers]] Accessed December 3, 2015</ref><ref name="eol"[[http://eol.org/pages/1125140/overview Encyclopedia of Life]] Accessed December 3, 2015</ref>.
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''C. ornata'' is endemic to the Florida peninsula and can be found in sandhills, palmetto-wiregrass scrubs and has occurred along roads <ref name="Native">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2013/06/florida-scrub-roseling-callisia-ornata.htm Native Florida Wildflowers]] Accessed December 3, 2015</ref><ref name="eol">[[http://eol.org/pages/1125140/overview Encyclopedia of Life]] Accessed December 3, 2015</ref>.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:59, 3 December 2015

Cuthbertia ornata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Cuthbertia
Species: C. ornata
Binomial name
Cuthbertia ornata
(Small) G. Tucker
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Natural range of Cuthbertia ornata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida scrub roseling

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Callisia ornata

Description

A description of Cuthbertia ornata is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. ornata is endemic to the Florida peninsula and can be found in sandhills, palmetto-wiregrass scrubs and has occurred along roads [1][2].

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Cuthbertia ornata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

  1. [Native Florida Wildflowers] Accessed December 3, 2015
  2. [Encyclopedia of Life] Accessed December 3, 2015