Berlandiera pumila
| Berlandiera pumila | |
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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: | Berlandiera |
| Species: | B. pumila |
| Binomial name | |
| Berlandiera pumila (Michx.) Nutt. | |
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| Natural range of Berlandiera pumila from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: soft greeneyes
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Berlandiera pumila is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
B. pumila is found in longleaf pine-wiregrass sandhill communities, turkey oak hardwood sand ridges, and the borders between sandhills and hammocks (FSU Herbarium). However, it is found in disturbed areas like roadsides and clear-cut pine stands (FSU Herbarium). This species generally prefers to grow in sandy soil types like drying loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).
Associated species includes Baptisia laceolata, Eupatorium capillifolium, Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Q. geminata, Q. laurifolia, Q. margaretta, Vaccinium arboretum, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Smilax auriculata, Polypremum procumbens, Serenoa repens, Rhus copallina, and others (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering in March through September (FSU Herbarium).
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: L. C. Anderson, R. S. Blaisdell, D. Demaree, P. Elliot, W. T. Gillis, R. K. Godfrey, B. Hansen, J. Hansen, G. R. Knight, M. Knott, R. Kral, R. L. Lazor, J. B. Nelson, R. A. Norris, G. W. Ramsey, C. R. Slaughter, H. L. Stripling, B. Tan, L. E. Williams, and J. Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Nassau, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Decatur.
