Balduina uniflora

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Balduina uniflora
Balduina uniflora AFP.jpg
Photo by Altas of Florida Plants Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Balduina
Species: B. uniflora
Binomial name
Balduina uniflora
Nutt.
BALD UNIF DIST.JPG
Natural range of Balduina uniflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: savanna honeycomb-head;[1] oneflower honeycombhead[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: Endorima uniflora[2]

Description

Balduina uniflora is a dioecious perennial that grows as a forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

It is found from eastern Louisiana, eastward throughout the panhandle of Florida and southeastern Georgia, and northward to southeastern North Carolina.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

This species is found in wet pine savannas and pine flatwoods.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from late July through September.[1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 26 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.