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===Habitat=== <!--Natural Community, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ===Habitat=== <!--Natural Community, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.--> | ||
| − | + | This species is endemic to the excessively drained sandhills east of the Apalachicola River in Liberty county, Florida. Many populations are found on privately owned land or pine plantations, the only public land with populations of ''C. glabra'' is Torreya State Park<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, N.C. Henderson, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Steve Orzell. States and Counties: Florida: Liberty. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref><ref name=fws/>. | |
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 14 April 2016
Common name: Apalachicola Rosemary
| Conradina glabra | |
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| photo taken by Annie Schmidt | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Dicots |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Conradina |
| Species: | C. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Conradina glabra Shinners | |
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| Natural range of Conradina glabra from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Densely branched, low shrub, less than 2.5 feet tall, with a strong minty odor. Leaves evergreen, opposite, needle-like; leaves in clusters, giving the branches a bushy look. Upper surface of leaves smooth and hairless; lower surface covered by densely matted but nearly invisible hairs (visible with magnification). Flowers usually in groups of 2 or 3. Flower 0.5 - 0.75 inches long, flower bent sharply upward, lower lip of flower threelobed, white to pale lavender-pink with a band of purple dots on the white throat. Calyx smooth or with a few short hairs[1].
Distribution
Conradina glabra is endemic to the sandhills along the eastern shore of the Apalachicola River in Liberty county, Florida. Most populations occur on privately owned silvicultural land, the only population on public land is found at Torreya State Park[2].
Ecology
Habitat
This species is endemic to the excessively drained sandhills east of the Apalachicola River in Liberty county, Florida. Many populations are found on privately owned land or pine plantations, the only public land with populations of C. glabra is Torreya State Park[3][2].
Phenology
Flowers and fruits March through June (FSU Herbarium).
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Conradina glabra Photo by Michelle Smith
Liberty County, FL.
References and notes
- ↑ [[1]]Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Accessed: April 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [[2]]Accessed: April 14, 2016
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, N.C. Henderson, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Steve Orzell. States and Counties: Florida: Liberty. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
