Difference between revisions of "Chapmannia floridana"

From Coastal Plain Plants Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 17: Line 17:
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Chapmannia floridana'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CHFL2 Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Chapmannia floridana'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CHFL2 Plants Database].
 
}}
 
}}
 +
Common name: Florida alicia
 +
 +
==Taxonomic notes==
  
Common name: Florida alicia
 
<!--==Taxonomic notes==-->
 
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
Line 48: Line 49:
 
<!--===Use by animals===--> <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
<!--===Use by animals===--> <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
<!--===Diseases and parasites===-->
 
<!--===Diseases and parasites===-->
 +
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
Global status rank: G5 secure <ref name="EOL">[[http://eol.org/pages/642067/details Encyclopedia of Life]] Accessed December 4, 2015</ref>.
 
Global status rank: G5 secure <ref name="EOL">[[http://eol.org/pages/642067/details Encyclopedia of Life]] Accessed December 4, 2015</ref>.
<!--==Cultivation and restoration==-->
+
==Cultivation and restoration==
<!--==Photo Gallery==-->
+
 
 +
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery widths=180px>
 
<gallery widths=180px>
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==

Revision as of 12:35, 16 June 2016

Chapmannia floridana
Chap Flor.jpg
Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Chapmannia
Species: C. floridana
Binomial name
Chapmannia floridana
Torr. & A. Gray
Chap flor dist.jpg
Natural range of Chapmannia floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida alicia

Taxonomic notes

Description

C. floridana is an erect perennial herb arising from a fleshy tap root and can reach three feet in height[1]. All parts of the plant are covered with sticky hairs and leaves are alternately arranged [2]. It is a nitrogen fixer[3].

Distribution

It is endemic to Florida [2].

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, C. floridana has been found in turkey oak/longleaf pine sand ridges; pine-palmettos flatwoods; longleaf pine-wiregrass ridges; and scrub oak sand ridges. It is found in large populations in highly disturbed areas compared to undisturbed areas, making it unusual from other Florida endemic scrub species which are sensitive to disturbance[3]. Populations have been found in disturbed areas such as heavily cattle grazed longleaf pine-saw palmetto flatwoods, roadsides, and pastures[3][4].

Phenology

Flowers are yellow and orange and are composed of three petals [2]. It flowers May through June and fruits in May[4].

Fire ecology

Carrington (1999) found C. floridana to be a strong re-sprouter after fire, however it did not show a strong flowering response.[5] Seedlings were only present for five months post-fire, suggesting a weak seedling establishment after fire[5]. Populations have been observed to be low in undisturbed, burned areas[3].

Pollination

Bombus impatiens and Augochloropsis are the major visitors to C. floridana. They have been observed ripping holes in the sides of the keel petals of the flower and vibrating their wings to get pollen out of the floral tube. Pollinators visitation rates are affected by temperature, flower size, and flowering density[3].

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Chapmannia floridana at Archbold Biological Station[6]:

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis

Conservation and Management

Global status rank: G5 secure [7].

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Gunn, Charles R., Eliane M. Norman, and J. Stuart Lassetter. “Chapmannia Floridana Torrey & Gray (fabaceae)”. Brittonia 32.2 (1980): 178–185.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 [Native Florida Wildflowers]Accessed: December 4, 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Mayfield, Margaret M.. “Pollinators of Chapmannia Floridana (fabaceae) and Their Foraging Preferences”. The Florida Entomologist 81.4 (1998): 489–496.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, J. Beckner, D. Burch, J. Carmichael, A. Gholson Jr., R.K. Godfrey, Richard D. Houk, R. Kral, K.M. Meyer, Allen G. Shuey, A. Townesmith, D.B. Ward. States and Counties: Florida: Clay, DeSoto, Glades, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Carrington, M. E. (1999). "Post-fire seedling establishment in Florida sand pine scrub." Journal of Vegetation Science 10(3): 403-412.
  6. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
  7. [Encyclopedia of Life] Accessed December 4, 2015