Difference between revisions of "Eupatorium hyssopifolium"
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | It is found in Longleaf pine-Turkey oak sand ridges, Longleaf pine sandhills and flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, Turkey oak scrubs, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, and in open meadows | + | It is found in Longleaf pine-Turkey oak sand ridges, Longleaf pine sandhills and flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, Turkey oak scrubs, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, and in open meadows. <ref name=fsu/> It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed.<ref name=fsu/> It requires high levels of light.<ref name=fsu/> It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types.<ref name=fsu/> |
| − | + | Associated species include ''Andropogon''.<ref name=fsu/> | |
| − | Associated species include ''Andropogon'' | ||
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
| − | It has been observed flowering from July to November | + | It has been observed flowering from July to November.<ref name=fsu/> |
| − | + | ===Seed dispersal=== | |
| − | + | According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref> | |
| − | + | ===Seed bank and germination=== | |
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
| − | It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.<ref>Niering, W. A. and G. D. Dreyer (1989). "Effects of prescribed burning on Andropogon scoparius in postagricultural grasslands in Connecticut." American Midland Naturalist 122: 88-102.</ref> It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually | + | It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.<ref name-nie>Niering, W. A. and G. D. Dreyer (1989). "Effects of prescribed burning on Andropogon scoparius in postagricultural grasslands in Connecticut." American Midland Naturalist 122: 88-102.</ref> It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.<ref name=fsu/> |
| − | + | ===Pollination=== | |
| − | + | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | |
| − | + | ===Diseases and parasites=== | |
==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 14 April 2016
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| Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Eupatorium |
| Species: | E. hyssopifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Eupatorium hyssopifolium L. | |
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| Natural range of Eupatorium hyssopifolium from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Hyssopleaf thoroughwort
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium; E. hyssopifolium var. calcaratum Fernald & Schubert; E. lecheifolium Greene
Description
A description of Eupatorium hyssopifolium is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in Longleaf pine-Turkey oak sand ridges, Longleaf pine sandhills and flatwoods, pine-palmetto flatwoods, Turkey oak scrubs, Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, and in open meadows. [1] It is also found in human disturbed areas such as old fields, roadsides and areas that have been clear cut and bulldozed.[1] It requires high levels of light.[1] It is associated with sandy loam, sand-clay loam, and sandy soil types.[1] Associated species include Andropogon.[1]
Phenology
It has been observed flowering from July to November.[1]
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. [2]
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It increased in frequency after 12 prescribed burns over an 18 year period.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag;
invalid names, e.g. too many It occurs in pinelands and savannas that are burned annually.[1]
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: R. Lazor, Loran C. Anderson, J. P. Gillespie, R.K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, Angus Gholson, A. F. Clewell, N. C. Henderson, Victoria I. Sullivan, Carol Havlik, Richard S. Mitchell, R. Komarek, R. A. Norris, and R. F. Doren. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
