Tetragonotheca helianthoides

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Tetragonotheca helianthoides
Tetragonotheca helianthoides MS.jpg
Photo taken by Michelle M. Smith
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Tetragonotheca
Species: T. helianthoides
Binomial name
Tetragonotheca helianthoides
L.
TETR HELI dist.jpg
Natural range of Tetragonotheca helianthoides from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: pineland nerveray

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in longleaf pine sandhill communities (Heuberger et al 2003).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Arata noted that T. helianthoides appeared in late May/ early June after burning in mid-winter (1959).

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  • Arata, A. A. 1959. Effects of burning on vegetation and rodent populations in a longleaf pine-turkey oak association in north central Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 22:94-104.
  • 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.