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Menges, E. S., C. W. Weekley, et al. (2011). "Effects of Hurricanes on Rare Plant Demography in Fire-Controlled Ecosystems." Biotropica 43(4): 450-458.
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Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 1102.
 
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 1102.

Revision as of 10:36, 7 December 2015

Chrysopsis highlandsensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species: C. highlandsensis
Binomial name
Chrysopsis highlandsensis
DeLaney & Wunderlin
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Natural range of Chrysopsis highlandsensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Highlands goldenaster

Taxonomic notes

Description

C. highlandsensis is a perennial species with a short taproot and a basal rosette that shoots up a lanate flowering stem [1].

Distribution

It is endemic to central peninsular Florida (Weakley 2015).

Ecology

Habitat

C. highlandsensis is endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge and is found in sandpine scrubs, scrubby flatwoods, and turkey oak/longleaf communities[1][2]. It has been found in historically and chronically disturbed habitats [2] and has observed to have a high survival rate after hurricanes (Menges et al. 2011). Associated species include Lechea cernua, Polygonella basiramia, Selaginella arenicola, and Liatris tenuifolia[2].

Phenology

It is a semelparous species, usually flowering the third year of life. Yellow composite flowers appear November and December [1].

Seed dispersal

The fruit is a composite achene with a pappus modified for wind dispersal [1].

Seed bank and germination

It has been found to divide by rhizomes, tubers, corms, and bulbs [3]. It has been observed to produce a limited persistent soil seed bank [1].

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Global Conservation Status: G2 [4].

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Menges, E. S., C. W. Weekley, et al. (2011). "Effects of Hurricanes on Rare Plant Demography in Fire-Controlled Ecosystems." Biotropica 43(4): 450-458.

Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 1102.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 [Archbold Biological Station]Accessed: December 4, 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 [University of Florida Herbarium]Accessed: December 4, 2015
  3. [Dave's Garden]Accessed: December 4, 2015
  4. [NatureServe]Accessed: December 4, 2015