Difference between revisions of "Eragrostis refracta"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Weakley states that some authors have taken up the older name ''E. virginica'', as a synonym for ''E. refracta'', but the application of synonymy is uncertain (Weakley 2015). | Weakley states that some authors have taken up the older name ''E. virginica'', as a synonym for ''E. refracta'', but the application of synonymy is uncertain (Weakley 2015). | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
| − | Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. | + | Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, J. M. Kane, Cindi Stewart, - MacClendons, and Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, and Suwannee. Georgia: Thomas. |
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| − | Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, J. M. Kane, Cindi Stewart, - MacClendons, and Annie Schmidt. | ||
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| − | States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, and Suwannee. Georgia: Thomas. | ||
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 406. | Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 406. | ||
Revision as of 09:31, 6 August 2015
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. refracta |
| Binomial name | |
| Eragrostis refracta (Muhl.) Scribn. | |
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| Natural range of Eragrostis refracta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Coastal lovegrass
Contents
Description
Weakley states that some authors have taken up the older name E. virginica, as a synonym for E. refracta, but the application of synonymy is uncertain (Weakley 2015).
Distribution
It is distributed from Deleware south to Florida, and west to Texas (Weakley 2015).
Ecology
Habitat
Is found in open Longleaf pine woods, open woodlands (FSU Herbarium) and in pineland, savannas, bogs and seeds, and marshes (Weakley 2015). Is also found along the roadside edges (FSU Herbarium). Requires high light levels (FSU Herbarium). Is associated with areas with dry sand or dry, loamy sand soil types (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
has been observed flowering and fruiting from September to November (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, J. M. Kane, Cindi Stewart, - MacClendons, and Annie Schmidt. States and Counties: Florida: Gadsden, Jackson, Liberty, and Suwannee. Georgia: Thomas.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 406.
