Gamochaeta pensylvanica

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Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Gamo pens.jpg
Photo by Dennis Girard, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Gamochaeta
Species: G. pensylvanica
Binomial name
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
(Willd.) Cabrera
GAMO PENS dist.jpg
Natural range of Gamochaeta pensylvanica from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Pennsylvania everlasting

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Gamochaeta pensylvanica is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

G. pensylvanica has been found in sandy loam of floodplain forests; scrubby growth of old burn in coastal hammocks; marsh edges; lake shores; fallow fields; dried up lake bottoms; cabbage palm hammocks; limestone glades; and pinewoods. It can be found in human disturbed areas such as roadsides, citrus groves, vacant lots, pastures, lawns, and fire breaks (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include sandy loam, loamy sand, gray-black sand, and peaty soils (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Acer, Celtis, Morus, Platanus, Populus, Quercus, Ulmus, Gamochaeta antillana, Hypochaeris glabra, Carex, Panicum commutatum, Stachys floridana and Gamochaeta coarctata (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers have been observed February through April and November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

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: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Wilson Baker, C.W. Campbell, Andre F. Clewell, H.S. Conrad, George R. Cooley, Richard J. Eaton, A. Gholson Jr., R.K. Godfrey, Ann F. Johnson, R. Komarek, Meredith Jones, R. Kral, Richard S. Mitchell, Joseph Monachino, R.A. Norris, John Popenoe, Grady W. Reinert, Paul O. Schallert, Lloyd H. Shinners, Cecil R. Slaughter, L.B. Trott, Jean Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Dade, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hernando, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Marion, Orange, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Wakulla. Georgia: Grady. Country: Costa Rica. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.