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Revision as of 10:29, 29 March 2016
| Andropogon arctatus | |
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| Photo by Ann Johnson, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Andropogon |
| Species: | A. arctatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Andropogon arctatus Chapm. | |
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| Natural range of Andropogon arctatus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Pinewoods Bluestem
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
It is a perennial. [1]
Distribution
It is occasionally found in northern and central peninsula of Florida; central and western panhandle (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003).
Ecology
Habitat
This species grows scattered throughout its habitat but is very abundant (FSU Herbarium). It is found in moist, sunny, low grass-sedge clearings and open pine flatwood and savanna communities.[2]. It is found in dry to wet loamy sands and sand pine scrub environments (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003, FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Pinus palustris, P. elliotii, Aristida stricta, Hypericum chapmanii, and Ilex myrtifolia (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers from late September to frost.[2] It has been observed fruiting from October through November (FSU Herbarium).
Fire ecology
It is maintained by fire. [2] flowers in fall only after fire the same year.annjohnson[3]
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: Robert K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, Debbie White, Loran C. Anderson, A. F. Clewell, Christopher Campbell, Angus Gholson, Dennis Hardin, and Ann F. Johnson. States and Counties: Florida: Franklin, Liberty, Jackson, Gulf, Bay, Leon, and Calhoun. Georgia: Liberty.
Hall, David Walter. The Grasses of Florida. 1978. University of Florida – Dissertation. 442. Print.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Second edition. 2003. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 177. Print.
- ↑ Hall, David Walter (1978). “The Grasses of Florida.” University of Florida – Dissertation. 442. Print.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kral, R. (1983). Andropogon arctatus Chapm. A report on some rare, threatened or endangered forest-related vascular plants of the South. R. Kral. Atlanta, GA, USDA Forest Service, Paper 183: 40-43.
- ↑ ann johnson black creek bog phenological data 1993-2015
