Difference between revisions of "Sericocarpus tortifolius"
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Common name: Dixie whitetop aster | Common name: Dixie whitetop aster | ||
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
| + | Synonyms: ''Aster tortifolius'' Michaux; ''Sericocarpus bifoliatus'' (Walter) Porter | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
A description of ''Sericocarpus tortifolius'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067523 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Sericocarpus tortifolius'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067523 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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===Phenology=== | ===Phenology=== | ||
Flowering is documented March through November and fruiting July through November. <ref name=fsu/> | Flowering is documented March through November and fruiting July through November. <ref name=fsu/> | ||
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===Seed dispersal=== | ===Seed dispersal=== | ||
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref> | According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. <ref name="KK"> Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015. </ref> | ||
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===Fire ecology=== | ===Fire ecology=== | ||
It thrives in frequently burned pine communities.<ref name=fsu/> | It thrives in frequently burned pine communities.<ref name=fsu/> | ||
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===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Sericocarpus tortifolius'' at Archbold Biological Station. <ref name=dey> Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA. </ref> | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Sericocarpus tortifolius'' at Archbold Biological Station. <ref name=dey> Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA. </ref> | ||
Halictidae: ''Lasioglossum nymphalis'' | Halictidae: ''Lasioglossum nymphalis'' | ||
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==Conservation and Management== | ==Conservation and Management== | ||
==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 5 May 2016
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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: | Sericocarpus |
| Species: | S. tortifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Sericocarpus tortifolius (Michx.) Nees | |
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| Natural range of Sericocarpus tortifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Dixie whitetop aster
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Aster tortifolius Michaux; Sericocarpus bifoliatus (Walter) Porter
Description
A description of Sericocarpus tortifolius is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, S. tortifolius can be found in longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, flat pinelands, burned slash pines, longleaf pine-turkey oak, upland sand ridges, annually burned upland pines, dry pine barrens, live oak woodlands, wet flatwoods, open oak-hickory forests, longleaf pine savannas, and cabbage palm mixed hardwood hammocks. [1] Disturbed areas where it is found include recently logged longleaf pine forests, margins of old fields, sandy fallow fields, vacant lots, roadsides, and pine plantations. Soil types include loamy sand, loam soils and sandy loam. [1] Associated species include Andropogon, Schizachyrium, Pityopsis, Solidago, Balduina, and Sporobolus. [1]
Phenology
Flowering is documented March through November and fruiting July through November. [1]
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. [2]
Fire ecology
It thrives in frequently burned pine communities.[1]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Sericocarpus tortifolius at Archbold Biological Station. [3]
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Sericocarpus tortifolius root Photo by Kevin Robertson
Pebble Hill Plantation
2015
Sericocarpus tortifolius cross-section of root Photo by Kevin Robertson
Pebble Hill Plantation
2015
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, Robert L. Lazor, Robert K. Godfrey, A. F. Clewell, A. H. Curtiss, John Beckner, Richard S. Mitchell, C. Jackson, Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., R. E. Perdue, Jr., William B. Fox, R. Kral, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, R. A. Norris, Cecil R Slaughter, Steven P. Christman, David K. Dorman. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, St. Johns, Wakulla. Georgia: Baker, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
- ↑ Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
