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Revision as of 16:09, 18 November 2015

Heteropogon melanocarpus
Hete mela.jpg
Photo by Guy Anglin, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae ⁄ Gramineae
Genus: Heteropogon
Species: H. melanocarpus
Binomial name
Heteropogon melanocarpus
(Elliott) Elliott ex Benth.
HETE MELA dist.jpg
Natural range of Heteropogon melanocarpus from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: sweet tanglehead

Synonym: Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott

Taxonomic notes

Description

Heteropogon melanocarpus is an annual graminoid.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

The soils where H. melanocarpus was encountered during the study are fine sandy loams that are poorly drained with slow surface runoff and medium to very slow permeability.[1] It has also been found in wet to dry loamy sand, and seems to prefer semi-shaded to open light conditions (FSU Herbarium). H. melanocarpus can be found in annually burned savannas, as well as in disturbed habitat such as beside trails, roadsides, railroad beds, old fields, and firebreaks (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowering and fruiting has been observed in July through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

This species has been found in annually burned savanna (FSU Herbarium).

It was found only in plots receiving periodic winter burning in Lewis and Harshbarger's experiment.[1]

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, R. Komarek, James R. Burkhalter, R. K. Godfrey, James D. Ray Jr., A. H. Curtiss, Robert L. Lazor, Norlan C. Henderson, A. F. Clewell, R. A. Norris, R. F. Doren, Angela M. Reid, and K. M. Robertson. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Hernando, Jefferson, Leon, Santa Rosa, Taylor, and Wakulla. Georgia: Grady.

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lewis, C. E. and T. J. Harshbarger (1976). "Shrub and herbaceous vegetation after 20 years of prescribed burning in the South Carolina coastal plain." Journal of Range Management 29: 13-18.