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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed:  Collectors:    States and Counties:    Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

Revision as of 09:24, 3 November 2015

Lithospermum caroliniense
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Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lithospermum
Species: L. caroliniense
Binomial name
Lithospermum caroliniense
Lam.
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Natural range of Lithospermum caroliniense from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Carolina puccoon

Synonym: Lithospermum carolinianum

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, L. caroliniense has been found in pinewoods and sand dunes. It human disturbed areas it has occurred in cut over secondary sandhill forest and along highways (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Berlandiera pumila, Chrysopsis, Licania michauxii, Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Phlox pilosa, Rubus cuneifolius, and Solidago odora (FSU Herbarium). Soils include sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers have been observed in March and April (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.