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| − | Common names: Cankerweed; Lion's-foot; Gall-of-the-earth | + | Common names: Cankerweed; Lion's-foot; Gall-of-the-earth<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
==Taxonomic notes== | ==Taxonomic notes== | ||
| − | Synonyms: ''Prenanthes serpentaria'' Pursh; ''Nabalus serpentarius'' (Pursh) Hooker; ''Nabalus integrifolius'' Cassini | + | Synonyms: ''Prenanthes serpentaria'' Pursh; ''Nabalus serpentarius'' (Pursh) Hooker; ''Nabalus integrifolius'' Cassini.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> |
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| + | Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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A description of ''Nabalus serpentarius'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067372 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Nabalus serpentarius'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067372 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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| + | The inflorescence of this species is corymbiform to paniculiform, with 4-19 flowers per head. The flowers have 4-10 phyllaries that are sparsely setose and pubescent with long, coarse hairs. Its branches are well-developed and the principle leaves are evidently lobed.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | This plant ranges from Massachusetts to Georgia, Panhandle Florida, and Mississippi.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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| − | In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''N. serpentarius'' can be found in longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, beech magnolia woods, rich loam on steep slopes of wooded sinkhole ravines, rich mesic woodlands of shallow ravines, wooded ravine bottoms, dry woods, clay hillsides, clay loam in open stands, mixed pine-hardwood stands, open pine-oak woodlands, hardwood forest bluffs, drying loamy sand along mesic woodlands with limestone outcrops, subxeric woodlands on slopes of rivers, and frequently burned mature longleaf pine-wiregrass community. <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, P. L. Redfearn, Robert K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Robert Kral, Rodie White. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> It can also be found along sidewalks. | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''N. serpentarius'' can be found in longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, beech magnolia woods, rich loam on steep slopes of wooded sinkhole ravines, rich mesic woodlands of shallow ravines, wooded ravine bottoms, dry woods, clay hillsides, clay loam in open stands, mixed pine-hardwood stands, open pine-oak woodlands, hardwood forest bluffs, drying loamy sand along mesic woodlands with limestone outcrops, subxeric woodlands on slopes of rivers, and frequently burned mature longleaf pine-wiregrass community.<ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, P. L. Redfearn, Robert K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Robert Kral, Rodie White. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref> It can also be found along sidewalks. |
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| − | + | ''N. serpentarius'' flowers from August through October.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 15:20, 28 September 2020
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| Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Nabalus |
| Species: | N. serpentarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Nabalus serpentarius Pursh | |
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| Natural range of Nabalus serpentarius from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Cankerweed; Lion's-foot; Gall-of-the-earth[1]
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh; Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hooker; Nabalus integrifolius Cassini.[1]
Varieties: none.[1]
Description
A description of Nabalus serpentarius is provided in The Flora of North America.
The inflorescence of this species is corymbiform to paniculiform, with 4-19 flowers per head. The flowers have 4-10 phyllaries that are sparsely setose and pubescent with long, coarse hairs. Its branches are well-developed and the principle leaves are evidently lobed.[1]
Distribution
This plant ranges from Massachusetts to Georgia, Panhandle Florida, and Mississippi.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, N. serpentarius can be found in longleaf pine-wiregrass flatwoods, beech magnolia woods, rich loam on steep slopes of wooded sinkhole ravines, rich mesic woodlands of shallow ravines, wooded ravine bottoms, dry woods, clay hillsides, clay loam in open stands, mixed pine-hardwood stands, open pine-oak woodlands, hardwood forest bluffs, drying loamy sand along mesic woodlands with limestone outcrops, subxeric woodlands on slopes of rivers, and frequently burned mature longleaf pine-wiregrass community.[2] It can also be found along sidewalks.
Phenology
N. serpentarius flowers from August through October.[1]
Conservation and management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: James R. Burkhalter, Loran C. Anderson, P. L. Redfearn, Robert K. Godfrey, R. S. Mitchell, Robert Kral, Rodie White. States and Counties: Florida: Escambia, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Washington. Georgia: Grady, Thomas. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
