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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
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L. tenuifolia experienced increased growth and flowering in burned sandhill sites located in south-central Florida.<ref>Anderson, R. C. and E. S. Menges (1997). "Effects of fire on sandhill herbs: nutrients, mycorrhizae, and biomass allocation." American Journal of Botany 84: 938-948. Reinhart, K. O. and E. S. Menges (2004). "Effects of re-introducing fire to a central Florida sandhill community." Applied Vegetation Science 7: 141-150.</ref> Also found in burned and unburned patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill.<ref>Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.</ref>
 
===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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Availability of all soil inorganic nutrients examined (Ca, K, Mg, and P) was low, as were total nitrogen, soil organic matter, and pH.<ref name="Anderson and Menges 1997"/>
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
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===Seed dispersal===
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
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Fire improves seedling recruitment.<ref>Whelan, W.A. 1970. Patterns of recruitment to plant populations after fire in western Australia and Florida. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia 14:169-178. </ref>
 
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
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Responds positively to conditions following the burn by increased vegetative growth and flowering. It typically blooms within a year or so following fire.<ref name="Anderson and Menges 1997">Anderson, R. C. and E. S. Menges (1997). "Effects of fire on sandhill herbs: nutrients, mycorrhizae, and biomass allocation." American Journal of Botany 84: 938-948.</ref>
 
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==Conservation and Management==
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
==Photo Gallery==
 

Revision as of 14:34, 11 June 2015

Liatris tenuifolia
Liatris tenuifolia Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Liatris
Species: L. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Liatris tenuifolia
Nutt.
LIAT TENU dist.jpg
Natural range of Liatris tenuifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Distribution

Ecology

L. tenuifolia experienced increased growth and flowering in burned sandhill sites located in south-central Florida.[1] Also found in burned and unburned patches of degraded longleaf pine sandhill.[2]

Habitat

Availability of all soil inorganic nutrients examined (Ca, K, Mg, and P) was low, as were total nitrogen, soil organic matter, and pH.[3]

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire improves seedling recruitment.[4]

Fire ecology

Responds positively to conditions following the burn by increased vegetative growth and flowering. It typically blooms within a year or so following fire.[3]

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Anderson, R. C. and E. S. Menges (1997). "Effects of fire on sandhill herbs: nutrients, mycorrhizae, and biomass allocation." American Journal of Botany 84: 938-948. Reinhart, K. O. and E. S. Menges (2004). "Effects of re-introducing fire to a central Florida sandhill community." Applied Vegetation Science 7: 141-150.
  2. Heuberger, K. A. and F. E. Putz (2003). "Fire in the suburbs: ecological impacts of prescribed fire in small remnants of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) sandhill." Restoration Ecology 11: 72-81.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Anderson, R. C. and E. S. Menges (1997). "Effects of fire on sandhill herbs: nutrients, mycorrhizae, and biomass allocation." American Journal of Botany 84: 938-948.
  4. Whelan, W.A. 1970. Patterns of recruitment to plant populations after fire in western Australia and Florida. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia 14:169-178.