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Gymnopogon ambiguus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Gymnopogon
Species: G. ambiguus
Binomial name
Gymnopogon ambiguus
(Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
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Natural range of Gymnopogon ambiguus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: bearded skeletongrass

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species has been observed to grow in open pine woods along the edges of depression ponds, longleaf pine-oak-wiregrass sandhill communities, sparsely wooded ecotone borders of limestone glades, longleaf pine-turkey oak flats and sand ridges, xeric sand pine scrub, upland pine oak woodlands, and clearings within mixed woodland forests (FSU Herbarium). This plant has been seen growing in open and partial shaded environments in dry, loamy, and loose sands asd well as moist sandy clay loam (FSU Herbarium). Also growing in human disturbed areas, G. ambiguus has been observed in powerline corridors, along trails, on pine plantations, and on open fields (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits have been observed on this species from September to November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It occurs on annually burned pine plantations (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

Use by animals

Comprised deer diets more in the summer than in the winter.[1]

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Thill, R. E. (1983). Deer and cattle forage selection on Louisiana pine-hardwood sites. New Orleans, LA, USDA Forest Service.