Difference between revisions of "Conoclinium coelestinum"
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
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===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ||
Revision as of 08:45, 10 July 2015
| Conoclinium coelestinum | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Conoclinium |
| Species: | C. coelestinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. | |
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| Natural range of Conoclinium coelestinum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: blue mistflower
This species is abundant in moist banks of rivers, streams, and floodplains (FSU Herbarium).
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been observed growing in dry woods, hammocks, along the edges of river banks, floodplains, and streams, slash pine-palmetto woodlands, and pine woodlands (FSU Herbarium). It is also found in areas disturbed by humans such as roadsides, ditches, and clearings (FSU Herbarium). Thriving in light from shade to full sun, this species grows in moist sands or drying loamy sands and has even been recorded to grow in water along edges of springs (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering from June through December (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
This species grows in areas that are regularly burned (FSU Herbarium).
