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Synonym: ''Helianthemum corymbosum''
 
Synonym: ''Helianthemum corymbosum''
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''C. corymbosum'' is a perennial species with alternate, simple leaves<ref name="southeastern''>[[http://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.asp?plantid=2091 Southeastern Flora]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. It has tomentose stems<ref name="alabama">[[http://alabamaplants.com/Yellowalt/Helianthemum_corymbosum_page.html]]Accessed: December 14, 2015</ref>.
 
''C. corymbosum'' is a perennial species with alternate, simple leaves<ref name="southeastern''>[[http://www.southeasternflora.com/view_flora.asp?plantid=2091 Southeastern Flora]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. It has tomentose stems<ref name="alabama">[[http://alabamaplants.com/Yellowalt/Helianthemum_corymbosum_page.html]]Accessed: December 14, 2015</ref>.
 
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The canary yellow flowers bloom March through June <ref name="hawthorne">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/05/florida-scrub-frostweed-helianthemum.html]]</ref>.
 
The canary yellow flowers bloom March through June <ref name="hawthorne">[[http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/05/florida-scrub-frostweed-helianthemum.html]]</ref>.
 
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Crocanthemum corymbosum'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Crocanthemum corymbosum'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
  
 
Halictidae:  ''Lasioglossum nymphalis''
 
Halictidae:  ''Lasioglossum nymphalis''
 
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Revision as of 15:41, 19 January 2016

Crocanthemum corymbosum
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Violales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: C. corymbosum
Binomial name
Crocanthemum corymbosum
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Natural range of Crocanthemum corymbosum from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: pine barren frostweed

Synonym: Helianthemum corymbosum

Description

C. corymbosum is a perennial species with alternate, simple leaves[1]. It has tomentose stems[2].

Ecology

Habitat

It can been found in upland, well-drained sandy habitats, such as scrubby flatwoods (Pearson 1954)[3]. It has been observed growing in drying sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Quercus virginiana, Q. myrtifolia, Q. pumila, Q. chapmanii, Serenoa repens, Osmanthus americanus, Vaccinium myrsinites, Aristida strica, and Trilisa odoratissima" (Pearson 1954).

Phenology

The canary yellow flowers bloom March through June [4].

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Crocanthemum corymbosum at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson. States and Counties: Florida: Franklin. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Pearson, Paul G.. “Mammals of Gulf Hammock, Levy County, Florida”. American Midland Naturalist 51.2 (1954): 468–480.

  1. [Southeastern Flora]Accessed: December 11, 2015
  2. [[1]]Accessed: December 14, 2015
  3. [[2]]Accessed: December 15, 2015
  4. [[3]]