Difference between revisions of "Hypericum galioides"
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| − | ''H. galioides'' is commonly found in wet pine savannas and flatwoods, pools, | + | ''H. galioides'' is commonly found in wet pine savannas and flatwoods, pools, edges of bottomlands. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>, and lowlands. <ref name= "brockway">Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (1997). "Long-term effects of dormant-season prescribed fire on plant community diversity, structure and productivity in a longleaf pine wiregrass ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 96: 167-183.</ref> |
It is generally found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Eastern Mountains, and the Great Plains. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | It is generally found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Eastern Mountains, and the Great Plains. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref> | ||
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| + | Specimens of the species have been collected from habitats including edge of swampy woods, moist loamy sands near a vernal pool, low wet swale in a prescribed fire pine region, pine plantation, oak hammock, and longleaf pine savanna. <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, R.A. Norris, R.F. Doren, R.Komarek, William Platt, Cecil Slaughter, Palmer Kinser, Richard Carter, W. Baker. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Levy, Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Baker, St. Johns, Gulf) Georgia (Decatur, Thomas) Louisiana (Beauregard)</ref> | ||
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===Phenology=== | ===Phenology=== | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 14 June 2018
Common Names: bedstraw St. Johnswort [1]
| Hypericum galioides | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots or Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Theales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum galioides |
| Species: | H. galioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum galioides Lam. | |
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| Natural range of Hypericum galioides from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: H. ambiguum (Elliott)
Variety: none
Description
G. galioides is a perennial subshrub in the Clusiaceae family that is native to North America. [1]
Distribution
H. galioides is found throughout the southeastern United States, specifically in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
H. galioides is commonly found in wet pine savannas and flatwoods, pools, edges of bottomlands. [2], and lowlands. [3]
It is generally found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Eastern Mountains, and the Great Plains. [1]
Specimens of the species have been collected from habitats including edge of swampy woods, moist loamy sands near a vernal pool, low wet swale in a prescribed fire pine region, pine plantation, oak hammock, and longleaf pine savanna. [4]
Phenology
Flowers bloom in May and June. [5]
Fire ecology
H. galioides is not fire resistant.
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (1997). "Long-term effects of dormant-season prescribed fire on plant community diversity, structure and productivity in a longleaf pine wiregrass ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 96: 167-183.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran Anderson, R.K. Godfrey, R.A. Norris, R.F. Doren, R.Komarek, William Platt, Cecil Slaughter, Palmer Kinser, Richard Carter, W. Baker. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Levy, Calhoun, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, Baker, St. Johns, Gulf) Georgia (Decatur, Thomas) Louisiana (Beauregard)
- ↑ Pan Flora
