Gamochaeta purpurea

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Gamochaeta purpurea
Gamochaeta purpurea AFP.jpg
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.
GAMO PURP DIST.JPG
Natural range of Gamochaeta purpurea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

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 along roadsides, fields, pastures, and disturbed areas [2].

Phenology

G. purpurea typically flowers from March to May [3]. However, it has been observed to be flowering on November and January [4].

Seeds are wind-dispered [5].

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plants Database URL:https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=Gapu3
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
  4. 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.
  5. 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