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| − | Synonym: ''Campulosus aromaticus'' (Walter) | + | Synonym: ''Campulosus aromaticus'' (Walter) Trinius |
Variety: none | Variety: none | ||
Revision as of 14:58, 26 June 2018
Common Names: toothache grass; orange grass [1]
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| Photo by Kevin Robertson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Ctenium |
| Species: | C. aromaticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ctenium aromaticum Walter | |
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| Natural range of Ctenium aromaticum from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonym: Campulosus aromaticus (Walter) Trinius
Variety: none
Description
C. aromaticum is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
C. aromaticum can be found in the southeastern part of the United States, specifically in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
Ideal habitats for the C. aromaticum are in moist clay that may have some standing water after heavy rains. It has adapted to extremely wet conditions with acidic soils. [1]
C. aromaticum is considered an indicator species in the upper Florida Panhandle wetland regions. It is also a dominant grass in lower panhandle savannas. [2]
Specimens have been collected from habitats including longleaf pineland, wet loamy sands near bog, recently burned pineland, wiregrass savannas, flatwoods savannas, ponds, and prairies. [3]
Phenology
C. aromaticum flower periodically between April and November.
Seed bank and germination
Seed germination starts in Map and June that develop into stalks that produce plentiful seeds. [1]
Fire ecology
Seeds are produced after the region has been burned.[1]
Use by animals
This grass can be used for livestock to graze on. [1] The seeds are one of the preferred species by the Henslow's Sparrow for food in the winter. This species had long been considered an indicator species of Henslow's Sparrow habitats. [4]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 USDA Plant Database
- ↑ Carr, S. C., et al. (2010). "A Vegetation Classification of Fire-Dependent Pinelands of Florida." Castanea 75(2): 153-189.
- ↑ URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Nancy E. Jordan, R.K. Godfrey, John Nelson, G. Knight, R. Wnek, John Morrill, Bruce Hansen, A. Curtiss, A. Clewell, E. Tyson, Steve L. Orzell, Edwin Bridges, Sidney McDaniel, R. Kral, O. Lakela, William Reese, Paul Redfearn, Grady W. Reinert, R.Lazor, J.B. McFarlin, P.Ferral, R. Porcher. States and counties: Florida (Wakulla, Liberty, Bay, Franklin, Nassau, Escambia, Duval, Holmes, Jefferson, Santa Rosa, Pasco, Calhoun, Leon, Osceola, Highlands, Jackson), Georgia (Thomas, Dougherty), South Carolina (Berkely)
- ↑ DiMiceli, J. K., et al. (2007). "Seed preferences of wintering Henslow's sparrows." Condor 109: 595-604.
