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| − | The specific epithet refers to the reduced leaves that are tiny rounded nubs<ref name="hawthorn">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/01/littleleaf-new-jersey-tea-ceanothus.html]]. Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: April 12, 2016</ref> | + | The specific epithet refers to the reduced leaves that are tiny rounded nubs.<ref name="hawthorn">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/01/littleleaf-new-jersey-tea-ceanothus.html]]. Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: April 12, 2016</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| Photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Rhamnales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ceanothus |
| Species: | C. microphyllus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceanothus microphyllus Michx. | |
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| Natural range of Ceanothus microphyllus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: littleleaf buckbrush
Contents
Taxonomic notes
The specific epithet refers to the reduced leaves that are tiny rounded nubs.[1]
Description
This species has been observed to have several main branches near the base[2].
Distribution
It is found in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. It is listed as vulnerable in Alabama and Georgia[3].
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been found in open longleaf pine-wiregrass savannahs, ridges, slopes, and wetlands. It has been observed to grow in well-drained dry loamy sands in the uplands as well as mesic environments. Associated species include Pinus palustris and Aristida stricta[2].
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by explosion mechanisms or by ants. [4]
Fire ecology
This species occurs in mature longleaf pine communities that are frequently burned[2].
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ [[1]]. Native Florida Wildflowers. Accessed: April 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, R. A. Norris, Andre F. Clewell, Robert K. Godfrey, Steve L. Orzell, R. Komarek and Helen Roth. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, and Thomas.
- ↑ [[2]]NatureServe. Accessed: April 12, 2016
- ↑ Kay Kirkman, unpublished data, 2015.
