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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| Photo was taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Gamochaeta |
| Species: | G. coarctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gamochaeta coarctata (Willd.) Kerguélen | |
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| Natural range of Gamochaeta coarctata from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: gray everlasting
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Gamochaeta americana (P. Miller) Weddell; Gnaphalium purpureum Linnaeus var. americanum (P. Miller) Klatt
Description
A description of Gamochaeta coarctata is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been found in open areas in and between shrubs, clearings of bottomland woodlands along rivers, and hillside bogs (FSU Herbarium). It has been observed to grow shaded and partially shaded environments in dry and moist sandy loam (FSU Herbarium). This species also has been seen growing in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, vacant lots, swamp clearings, lawns, trails, golf courses, waste places, around houses and public buildings, and along fences (FSU Herbarium). Associated species includes Soliva pterasperma, Oxalis dillenii, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Veronica arvensis, Triodanis perfoliata, Dichondra carolinensis, Oplismenus setarius, Quercus, Carya, Pinus, and Sassafras. Also includes cabbage palm (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed to flower from February to June as well in November (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: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, C. Jackson, Jean Wooten, A. Gholson Jr., Richard S. Mitchell, Angela M. Reid, K. M. Robertson, T. MacClendon, and K. MacClendon. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.
