Gamochaeta pensylvanica

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Gamochaeta pensylvanica
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species: G. pensylvanica
Binomial name
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
(Willd.) Cabrera
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Natural range of Gamochaeta pensylvanica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Pennsylvania everlasting

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Gamochaeta pensylvanica is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

G. pensylvanica has been found in sandy loam of floodplain forests; scrubby growth of old burn in coastal hammock; marsh edges; lake shores; fallow fields; dried up lake bottoms; cabbage palm hammocks; limestone glades; and pinewoods. It can be found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, citrus groves, vacant lots, pastures, lawns, and fire breaks (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include sandy loam and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Acer, Celtis, Morus, Platanus, Populus, Quercus, Ulmus, Gamochaeta antillana, Hypochaeris glabra, Carex, Panicum commutatum, Stachys floridana and Gamochaeta coarctata (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes