Ceratiola ericoides

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Ceratiola ericoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Ericales
Family: Empetraceae
Genus: Ceratiola
Species: C. ericoides
Binomial name
Ceratiola ericoides
Michx.
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Natural range of Ceratiola ericoides from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: sand heath

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

According to Diaz-Torbio and Putz (2021), Ceratiola ericoides has taproots with a below-ground to above-ground biomass ratio of 0.215 and nonstructural carbohydrate concentration of 37.2 mg g-1.[1]

Distribution

Ecology

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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References and notes

  1. Diaz‐Toribio, M. H. and F. E. Putz. 2021. Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire‐maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA. American Journal of Botany 108(3):432-442.