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Ditrysinia fruticosa

(W. Bartram) Govaerts & Frodin

Gulf Sebastian-bush

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139078
Element CodePDEUP19020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusDitrysinia
Synonyms
Sebastiana fruticosa(Bartram) FernaldSebastiania fruticosa(Bartr.) Fern.Sebastiania ligustrina(Michx.)Muell.-Arg.
Other Common Names
Gulf Sebastian-bush (EN) Sebastian-bush (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
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2022-09-29
Change Date1987-09-24
Edition Date2022-11-02
Edition AuthorsTreher (2022), rev. SE RSGCN Workshop (2022)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Ditrysinia fruticosa is a common and widespread shrub of the southeastern United States occurring from North Carolina south to Florida and west to eastern Texas, and in Arkansas. There are no discernable threats.
Range Extent Comments
Ditrysinia fruticosa is a widespread species of the southeastern United States occurring from North Carolina south to Florida and west to eastern Texas, and in Arkansas (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022). Range extent was calculated with GeoCAT using occurrence and photo based observation data (GBIF 2022, iNaturalist 2022, SEINet 2022, Bachman et al. 2012)
Occurrences Comments
Based on NatureServe Network occurrence data, herbarium records, photo-based observations, and anecdotal evidence, there are likely over 300 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2022, SEINet 2022, iNaturalist 2022, NatureServe 2022). It is common throughout its range, except in Arkansas and North Carolina, at the northern edge of the species range (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2022).
Threat Impact Comments
This species occurs in bottomlands, which are somewhat self-protecting. There are not no discernable threats to this species.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in moist soils of hardwood forests, floodplains, stream and river banks, and wooded slopes (FNA 2016).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - Hardwood
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLAND
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
FloridaS4Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationEVERGREEN, DECIDUOUS
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Reed BrakeTalladega National Forest621
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
References (10)
  1. Bachman, S., J. Moat, A.W. Hill, J. de la Torre, and B. Scott. Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool. In: Smith, V., and L. Penev (Eds). 2011. e-Infrastructures for data publishing in biodiversity science. ZooKeys 150:117-126. Version BETA. Accessed online: http://geocat.kew.org/editor
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2016. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 12. Magnoliophyta: Vitaceae to Garryaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 603 pp.
  3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2022. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2022).
  4. iNaturalist. 2022. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2022).
  5. 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.
  6. Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2022. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.
  7. NatureServe. 2022. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  8. Southeastern Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need Workshop (SE RSGCN Workshop). 2022. Jon Ambrose, Keith Bradley, Malissa Briggler, John Burkhart, Emily Coffey, Todd Crabtree, Amanda Eberly, Margie Dent, Chris Doffitt, Bruce Hoagland, Amy Jenkins, Wesley Knapp, Stephanie Koontz, Lisa Kruse, David Lincicome, Gemma Milly, Sarah Norris, Carrie Radcliffe, Hanna Rosner-Katz, Al Schotz, Jason Singhurst, Diana Soteropoulos, Carlee Steppe, Samantha Tessel, John Townsend, Alan Weakley, Brenda Wichmann, and Theo Witsell. Status assessment workshop, Oct. 17-20, 2022, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA.
  9. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2022. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2022).
  10. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2022. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 24, 2022. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2022 pp.