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It is associated with longleaf pine-wiregrass communities (Hainds et al 1999). Is found in limestone glades in Leavenworth Barrens Nature Preserve in Crawford County, Indiana where burning is important (Wade and Menges 1986). ''Strophostyles umbellata'' is predominately in native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).
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In the Coastal Plain region, ''S. umbellata'' has been found in loamy sand of a depression bordering mesic flatwoods; understory of upland slash pinewoods; transition zone of longleaf pine flatwoods to pine savanna; semi-shaded loam in old growth longleaf pine forest; sand of open meadow; low savanna above creek floodplain; dry pine barrens; open pinewoods; open grassy clearing of upland pine woodland; floodplain shores of lakes; upland deciduous woods; slopes and ridges; and in a grassy area just above a fresh water marsh (FSU Herbarium; Hainds et al. 1999). It is predominately found in native groundcover, such as the upland pines of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007). It has been documented in disturbed habitats such as loamy sand of roadside slopes, powerline corridors, loamy soil of roadside ditches, dikes on lake shores, white sandy bottoms of dried ponds, and in clay roadside banks. Outside of the Coastal Plain region in Indiana, it has been found in burned limestone glades (Wade and Menges 1986).  
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Soil types include loamy sand, loam, sand, loamy soil, and clay (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Crotalaria, Desmodium, Cassia fasciculata, Cephalanthus, Desmodium ochroleucum, D. lineatum, Habenaria integra, H. ciliaris'', and ''Aster umbellatus'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 11:48, 14 October 2015

Strophostyles umbellata
Strophostyles umbellata Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Strophostyles
Species: S. umbellata
Binomial name
Strophostyles umbellata
(Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton
STRO UMBE dist.jpg
Natural range of Strophostyles umbellata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: pink fuzzybean

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain region, S. umbellata has been found in loamy sand of a depression bordering mesic flatwoods; understory of upland slash pinewoods; transition zone of longleaf pine flatwoods to pine savanna; semi-shaded loam in old growth longleaf pine forest; sand of open meadow; low savanna above creek floodplain; dry pine barrens; open pinewoods; open grassy clearing of upland pine woodland; floodplain shores of lakes; upland deciduous woods; slopes and ridges; and in a grassy area just above a fresh water marsh (FSU Herbarium; Hainds et al. 1999). It is predominately found in native groundcover, such as the upland pines of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007). It has been documented in disturbed habitats such as loamy sand of roadside slopes, powerline corridors, loamy soil of roadside ditches, dikes on lake shores, white sandy bottoms of dried ponds, and in clay roadside banks. Outside of the Coastal Plain region in Indiana, it has been found in burned limestone glades (Wade and Menges 1986).

Soil types include loamy sand, loam, sand, loamy soil, and clay (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Crotalaria, Desmodium, Cassia fasciculata, Cephalanthus, Desmodium ochroleucum, D. lineatum, Habenaria integra, H. ciliaris, and Aster umbellatus (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It blooms from late June to early July (Hainds et al 1999).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It occurs in areas that are frequently burned (Hainds et al 1999).

Pollination

Use by animals

It is included in bobwhite quail diet (Sweeney 1981).

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Hainds, M. J., R. J. Mitchell, B. J. Palik, L. R. Boring and D. H. Gjerstad. 1999. Distribution of native legumes (Leguminoseae) in frequently burned longleaf pine (Pinaceae)-wiregrass (Poaceae) ecosystems. American Journal of Botany 86:1606-1614.

Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.

Sweeney, J. M., C. R. Wenger and N. S. Yoho. 1981. Bobwhite quail food in young Arkansas loblolly pine plantations. Arkansas Experiment Station bulletin 852. Fayetteville, AR, University of Arkansas, Divisionn of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station.

Wade, K. A. and E. S. Menges. 1987. Effects of fire on invasion and community structure of a southern Indiana cedar barrens. Indiana Academy of Science 96:273-286.