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''P. floridana'' has been observed to bloom April through November (FSU Herbarium).
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''P. floridana'' has been observed to bloom April through November (FSU Herbarium). Kevin Robertson has observed this species flower within three months of burning. [[KMR]]
  
 
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Revision as of 17:59, 9 February 2016

Phlox floridana
Phlox floridana Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species: P. floridana
Binomial name
Phlox floridana
Benth.
PHLO FLOR dist.jpg
Natural range of Phlox floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida phlox

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

P. floridana has been documented to occur on a sandy ridge in a longleaf pine/scrub-oak woodland; pine/hardwood forest; open piney areas; sandy soil of open pine flatwoods; amongst grasses in a burned longleaf pine forest; along the edge of pine-oak-hickory woods; semi-boggy slope of longleaf pine savanna; and an annually burned pine savanna. It has been observed to grow on sandy roadsides, picnic areas, dry sand and gravel in an old field, cut and burned over pine flatwoods, and along a powerline corridor (FSU Herbarium). Soils observed include sand, dry sandy loam, drying loamy sand, and in shaded loose loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).

Associated species include Pinus palustris, Tetragonotheca, Onosmodium, Pediomelum, Quercus laurifolia, Quercus margarettae, Quercus incana, Quercus laevis, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Opuntia humifusa and Asclepias (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

P. floridana has been observed to bloom April through November (FSU Herbarium). Kevin Robertson has observed this species flower within three months of burning. KMR

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It flowers within two months of burning in early summer (Robertson).

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: July 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, K. Craddock Burks, Loran C. Anderson, Michael Cartrett, Robert Doren, Robert Kral, Sidney McDaniel, C. Jackson, Andre F. Clewell, S. W. Leonard, W. W. Baker, Cecil R Slaughter, R.A. Norris, R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Robertson, Kevin M. 2014. Personal observation.