Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
| Pyrrhopappus carolinianus | |
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| Photo taken by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Pyrrhopappus |
| Species: | P. carolinianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Carolina desert-chicory
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Pyrrhopappus carolinianus var. carolinianus RAB; P. carolinianus var. georgianus (Shinners) H.E. Ahles – RAB; Sitilias caroliniana (Walter) Rafinesque; Pyrrhopappus georgianus Shinners
Description
A description of Pyrrhopappus carolinianus is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
P. carolinianus is a native plant with weedy tendencies. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plains in Florida and Georgia, P. carolinianus can be found in sandy old fields, sandpine-oak woodlands, moist banks bordering marshes, frequently burned mature longleaf pine-wiregrass communities, and annually burned savannas. [2] It can also be found in ditches, dry sands along parking lots, sandy vacant lots, open fields by rivers, moist bottomland pastures, along roadsides, drying sand on upper beach, trails of coastal hammocks, clearings near buildings, shores of recently made ponds, along highways, lawns, old biocontrol plots, mowed areas, fire lanes, and an access path through sandhill to a limestone trail. Associated species include Lantana, Pinus palustris, Aristida stricta, Bumelia, Crataegus, and Cenchrus. Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
Soil types observed include sand, sandy loam, sandy peat soil, and loam soils. [3]
Phenology
Blooms from July to November. [1]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nelson, Gil. East Gulf Coastal Plain. a Field Guide to the Wildflowers of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, including Southwest Georgia, Northwest Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and Parts of Southeastern Louisiana. Guilford, CT: Falcon, 2005. 173. Print.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Lisa Keppner, Ed Keppner, Bian Tan, Walter Judd, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Patricia Elliot, K. Craddock Burks, Gwynn W. Ramsey, Richard S. Mitchell, R. A. Norris, D. C. Hunt, Andre F. Clewell, R. Komarek. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
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