Gymnopogon brevifolius
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| Gymnopogon brevifolius | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Gymnopogon |
| Species: | G. brevifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnopogon brevifolius Trin. | |
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| Natural range of Gymnopogon brevifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: shortleaf skeletongrass
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species is found on longleaf pine sandhills, open wiregrass-pinewoods savannas, mesic pine flatwoods, palmetto-wiregrass-longleaf pine woodlands, pine barrens, and mixed woodlands (FSU Herbarium). They occur on dry and moist sandy loam in these environments as well as human disturbed habitats such as along back roads (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
It flowers in August.[1]
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
Comprised deer diets more in the summer than in the winter.[2]
