Difference between revisions of "Gamochaeta purpurea"
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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.--> | ||
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ --> | ||
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''G. purpurea'' typically flowers from March to May <ref name="PanFlora"> PanFlora URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ </ref>. However, it has been observed to be flowering during November and January <Ref name=""herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson and | ''G. purpurea'' typically flowers from March to May <ref name="PanFlora"> PanFlora URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ </ref>. However, it has been observed to be flowering during November and January <Ref name=""herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson and | ||
R. Kral. States and Counties: Florida: Martin and Putnam. </ref>. | R. Kral. States and Counties: Florida: Martin and Putnam. </ref>. | ||
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Seeds are wind-dispered <ref name="Navarra"> Navarra, J. J. and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio (2012). "Spatial pattern and composition of the Florida scrub seed bank and vegetation along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient." Applied Vegetation Science 15: 349–358 </ref>. | Seeds are wind-dispered <ref name="Navarra"> Navarra, J. J. and P. F. Quintana-Ascencio (2012). "Spatial pattern and composition of the Florida scrub seed bank and vegetation along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient." Applied Vegetation Science 15: 349–358 </ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 11:41, 22 May 2018
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Gamochaeta |
| Species: | G. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Gamochaeta purpurea L. | |
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| Natural range of Gamochaeta purpurea from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none
Varieties: none
Description
G. purpurea is a forb in the Asteraceae family native to North America. It that can be either annual or biennial [1].
Distribution
G. purpurea ranges from northeast California through the southeastern and eastern United States and southeastern Canada [1].
Ecology
Habitat
G. purpurea can be found in disturbed areas such as roadsides, fields, and pastures [2].
Phenology
G. purpurea typically flowers from March to May [3]. However, it has been observed to be flowering during November and January [4].
Seed dispersal
Seeds are wind-dispered [5].
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 USDA Plants Database URL:https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=Gapu3
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2018. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson and R. Kral. States and Counties: Florida: Martin and Putnam.
