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==Ecology==
 
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It can live in humid and mild climates with plenty of rainfall throughout the year. It can tolerate temperatures ranging from 3 to 33 degrees Celsius. It is found in abundance in longleaf pine communities.<ref name="Kush et al 1999"/>
 
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It flowers in the fall.<ref name="Kirkman et al 2004"/>
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
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It is dispersed by the wind.<ref name="Kirkman et al 2004">Kirkman, L. K., K. L. Coffey, et al. (2004). "Ground cover recovery patterns and life-history traits: implications for restoration obstacles and opportunities in a species-rich savanna." Journal of Ecology 92(3): 409-421.</ref>
 
===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
 
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It is tolerant of fire.<ref name="Kush et al 1999">Kush, J. S., R. S. Meldahl, et al. (1999). "Understory plant community response after 23 years of hardwood control treatments in natural longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29: 1047-1054.</ref>
 
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Revision as of 11:13, 10 June 2015

Chrysopsis mariana
Chrysopsis mariana Gil.jpg
photo by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species: C. mariana
Binomial name
Chrysopsis mariana
(L.) Elliott
CHRY MARI dist.jpg
Natural range of Chrysopsis mariana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It can live in humid and mild climates with plenty of rainfall throughout the year. It can tolerate temperatures ranging from 3 to 33 degrees Celsius. It is found in abundance in longleaf pine communities.[1]

Phenology

It flowers in the fall.[2]

Seed dispersal

It is dispersed by the wind.[2]

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It is tolerant of fire.[1]

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

References and notes

Photo Gallery

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kush, J. S., R. S. Meldahl, et al. (1999). "Understory plant community response after 23 years of hardwood control treatments in natural longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) forests." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 29: 1047-1054.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kirkman, L. K., K. L. Coffey, et al. (2004). "Ground cover recovery patterns and life-history traits: implications for restoration obstacles and opportunities in a species-rich savanna." Journal of Ecology 92(3): 409-421.