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| + | Distribution is limited to a 50 kilometer range on the well drained sands of the Lake Wales Ridge<ref name="botany">[[http://2014.botanyconference.org/engine/search/index.php?func=detail&aid=71]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. there are fewer than 20 known sites<ref name="EOL">[[http://eol.org/pages/1149077/overview Encyclopedia of Life]]Accessed: December 11, 2015</ref>. | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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Revision as of 09:43, 15 December 2015
| Euphorbia rosescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Euphorbiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Euphorbia |
| Species: | E. rosescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphorbia rosescens E.L.Bridges & Orzell | |
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| Natural range of Euphorbia rosescens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: scrub spurge
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Distinguishable from Euphorbia floridana by broader stem leaves that are not reflexed and do not abruptly contrast with ovate bracteal leaves on the inflorescence [1].
Description
Euphorbia rosescens is a slightly succently, blue-green herb[1] and is often a single stem and can be seen growing in clusters[2]. The leaves are elliptic to oblanceolate or obovate-spatulate [1]. Flowers are monoecious and occur in cyathia that develop acropetally arranged on a compound inflorescense[2].
Distribution
Distribution is limited to a 50 kilometer range on the well drained sands of the Lake Wales Ridge[3]. there are fewer than 20 known sites[4].
Ecology
Habitat
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Euphorbia rosescens at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Sphecidae: Bembecinus nanus floridanus, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis, Tachytes mergus
Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini
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.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [NatureServe]Accessed: December 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [Archbold Biological Station] Accessed: December 11, 2015
- ↑ [[1]]Accessed: December 11, 2015
- ↑ [Encyclopedia of Life]Accessed: December 11, 2015
