Conoclinium coelestinum
| Conoclinium coelestinum | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Conoclinium |
| Species: | C. coelestinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Conoclinium coelestinum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: blue mistflower
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Conoclinium coelestinum is provided in The Flora of North America. This species is abundant in moist banks of rivers, streams, and floodplains (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been observed growing in dry woods, hammocks, along the edges of river banks, floodplains, and streams, slash pine-palmetto woodlands, and pine woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It is also found in areas disturbed by humans such as roadsides, ditches, and clearings (FSU Herbarium). Thriving in light from shade to full sun, this species grows in moist sands or drying loamy sands and has even been recorded to grow in water along edges of springs (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering from June through December (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species can grow in areas that are regularly burned (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Loran C. Anderson, K. Craddock Burks, Gary R. Knight, Sidney McDaniel, Robert K. Godfrey, Richard S. Mitchell, Kurt E. Blum, J. P. Gillespie, R. Kral, C. Jackson, R. E. Perdue, Jr., James D. Ray, Jr., Olga Lakela, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Dale Samler, Ronald A. Gursell, P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Brenda Herring, Joyce Leiper, A. F. Clewell, W. G. D'Arcy, Robert L. Lazor, V. Sullivan, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, D. C. Hunt, R. Komarek, Angela M. Reid, and K. M. Robertson. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Brevard, Broward, Columbia, Dade, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Martin, Okaloosa, Sumter, Suwannee, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
