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Bejaria racemosa

Vent.

Tarflower

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135596
Element CodePDERI05010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusBejaria
Synonyms
Befaria racemosaVent.
Other Common Names
tarflower (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 Date2022-08-23
Change Date2022-08-23
Edition Date2022-08-23
Edition AuthorsMansberg, L., rev. C. Russell, rev. Treher and Rosner-Katz (2022)
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Bejaria racemosa is a regional endemic of the southeastern United States that is found on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, where it is most common in Florida but extends into southeastern Georgia, and historically Alabama. It is very common in mesic and scrubby flatwoods of peninsular Florida where threats are presently considered to be low.
Range Extent Comments
Bejaria racemosa is a regional endemic of southeastern United States that is found on the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, largely in peninsular Florida but extending into southeastern Georgia and possibly Alabama. The only voucher for Alabama is an herbarium specimen collected in Mobile in 1826 and it hasn't been seen or collected since it was originally found there.
Occurrences Comments
This species is especially common on the peninsula of Florida (H. Rosner-Katz, pers. comm., 2022). It is believed that there are over 300 occurrences of this taxon suspected based on the large number of herbarium records and photo based observations and that it occurs in common habitat types (H. Rosner-Katz, pers. comm., 2022, GBIF 2022, iNaturalist 2022, SEINet 2022).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats to this species are not documented but expected to be low based on the habitats where it occurs (H. Rosner-Katz, pers. comm., 2022).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in flatwoods and scrub oak-saw palmetto (FNA 2009).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - Conifer
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS5Yes
AlabamaSHYes
GeorgiaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, EVERGREEN
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Farles PrairieOcala National Forest1,901
References (6)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2022. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2022).
  3. iNaturalist. 2022. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2022).
  4. 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.
  5. Rosner-Katz, Hanna. Personal Communication. Botanist. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2022. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2022).