Decumaria barbara

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Decumaria barbara
Decumaria barbara Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Rosales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Decumaria
Species: D. barbara
Binomial name
Decumaria barbara
L.
DECU BARB dist.jpg
Natural range of Decumaria barbara from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: woodvamp

It has a vining and climbing habit (FSU Herbarium).

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Is found in in swampy woods, along banks and streams, in floodplains, in mesic woodlands, slopes of ravines, and seen climbing on a tree trunk(FSU Herbarium). Requires low light levels (FSU Herbarium). Is associated with drying sandy loam soil types (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Has been observed flowering in April and May and seen fruiting in May (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Rodie White, Robert K. Godfrey, Travis MacClendon, Karen MacClendon, and Kathy Willis.

States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.