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==Ecology==
 
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===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
Calcareous coastal hardwood hammock, calcareous glades, edges of limesinks, pine-oak sandhills, live oak woods, mixed deciduous forests, upland longleaf and shortleaf pine native communities, banks of hardwood forested rivers (FSU Herbarium). Occurs in a wide range of soil conditions from deep sands to clay and forest humus (FSU Herbarium).  Can occurs in highly disturbed areas, particularly if sandy (FSU Herbarium). Tolerates full light to partially shaded conditions (FSU Herbarium).  Apparently limited to well-drained areas even if near wetlands or water bodies (FSU Herbarium). Thrives in frequently burned areas.   
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Calcareous coastal hardwood hammock, calcareous glades, edges of limesinks, pine-oak sandhills, live oak woods, mixed deciduous forests, upland longleaf and shortleaf pine native communities, banks of hardwood forested rivers (FSU Herbarium). Occurs in a wide range of soil conditions from deep sands to clay and forest humus (FSU Herbarium).  Can occurs in highly disturbed areas, particularly if sandy (FSU Herbarium). Tolerates full light to partially shaded conditions (FSU Herbarium).  Apparently limited to well-drained areas even if near wetlands or water bodies (FSU Herbarium). It thrives in frequently burned areas.   
 
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
Flowers April-September and fruits April-October in Florida.   
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It flowers April-September and fruits April-October in Florida.   
 
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==Conservation and Management==
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==

Revision as of 10:40, 13 July 2015

Dichanthelium ravenelii
Dichanthelium ravnellii PHFP B 2015-05-18 KMR.jpg
Photo by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Dichanthelium
Species: D. ravenelii
Binomial name
Dichanthelium ravenelii
(Scribn. & Merr.) Gould
DICH RAVE dist.jpg
Natural range of Dichanthelium ravenelii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: Ravenel's rosette grass

Distribution

TX, OK, MO, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Calcareous coastal hardwood hammock, calcareous glades, edges of limesinks, pine-oak sandhills, live oak woods, mixed deciduous forests, upland longleaf and shortleaf pine native communities, banks of hardwood forested rivers (FSU Herbarium). Occurs in a wide range of soil conditions from deep sands to clay and forest humus (FSU Herbarium). Can occurs in highly disturbed areas, particularly if sandy (FSU Herbarium). Tolerates full light to partially shaded conditions (FSU Herbarium). Apparently limited to well-drained areas even if near wetlands or water bodies (FSU Herbarium). It thrives in frequently burned areas.

Phenology

It flowers April-September and fruits April-October in Florida.

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

Dichanthelium ravenellii KMR.JPG

References and notes

FSU herbarium herbarium.bio.fsu.edu

  1. NRCS Plants Databasehttp://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/