Baptisia lecontei
| Baptisia lecontei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Baptisia |
| Species: | B. lecontei |
| Binomial name | |
| Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Baptisia lecontei from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
[hide]Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
B. lecontei requires open areas and strong, consistent winds for seed dispersal.It is found in sandhill communities.[1]
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Baptisia lecontei uses tumbleweed dispersal, a type of long-distance dispersal mechanism by which means the whole or a part of the plant serves to disperse seeds by being blown into the wind.[2] Mehlman observe that B. lecontei could be found over 50 meters away from where it originated, evidently by wind dispersal [1]
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
References and notes
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- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Mehlman, D. (1993). "Tumbleweed dispersal in Florida sandhill Baptisia (Fabaceae)." Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 120: 60-63.
- Jump up ↑ Pijl 1972 cited by Mehlman 1993, more citation needed.
