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Phoebanthus grandiflorus

(Torr. & Gray) Blake

Florida False Sunflower

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158841

Element CodePDAST75010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusPhoebanthus

Other Common Names

Florida false sunflower (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-08-03

Change Date1993-08-17

Edition Date1993-08-03

Edition AuthorsStoner, N.

Rank Reasons

Endemic but frequent in FL.

Range Extent Comments

Endemic to FL.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Pinelands, oak woods, stream banks, sandy soil.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Long, R.W., and O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida. Univ. Miami Press, Coral Gables, Florida. 962 pp.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.
Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.