Dicerandra frutescens

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Dicerandra frutescens
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae
Genus: Dicerandra
Species: D. frutescens
Binomial name
Dicerandra frutescens
Shinners
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Natural range of Dicerandra frutescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: scrub balm

Taxonomic notes

Description

D. frutescens is a short-lived perennial, suffruticose species with a shallow tap root (Huck 1987; Menges 1992). There are two types of shoots: vegetative and reproductive[1]. Species of Dicerandra contain essential oils and terpenoid mixtures that gives each species an unique odor (McCormick et al. 1993).

Distribution

Distribution is limited to the excessively yellow drained sand of the southern portion of the Lake Wales Ridge (Menges 1992).

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, D. frutescens has been found in xerophytic oak-sand pine scrubs (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, B. pennsylvanicus

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum placidensis

Megachilidae: Megachile petulans

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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: P. Alcorn, Steven P. Christman, Robert K. Godfrey, Walter S. Judd, J.D. Skean. States and Counties: Florida: Highlands. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

  1. [FWS]Accessed: December 9, 2015