Biology:Ernodea cokeri

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ernodea cokeri
Blooming in open canopy pine rockland

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ernodea
Species:
E. cokeri
Binomial name
Ernodea cokeri
Britton ex Coker[2]

Ernodea cokeri, commonly referred to as Coker's beach creeper[2] or one-nerve ernodea,[1] is a species of flowering plant endemic to extreme southern Florida and the northern Bahamas.[3]

Habitat

It only occurs in the calcareous pine habitats of the region, where limestone is often exposed at the surface.[3] These include the pine rockland in Florida's Miami-Dade and Monroe counties,[2] and the pineyards of Bahamas' northern archipelago.[1]

Conservation

In Florida, where it is regarded as critically imperiled, the pine rockland habitat this species relies on has been historically devastated by development such that this species is now known from only 3 sites. Additionally, its conservation status in the Bahamas is unknown.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15441782 entry