Biology:Macranthera
Macranthera is a monotypic plant genus in the family Orobanchaceae containing only the species Macranthera flammea, commonly known as the flameflower or hummingbird-flower.[1][2] It is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the south-eastern United States.
Distribution and habitat
Largely restricted to the Gulf Coastal Plain of the south-eastern United States, Macranthera flammea is native to the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, ranging as far east as Bulloch County in eastern Georgia.[1][2][3] It occurs in and around bogs, bayheads, creeks, ecotones, and seepage slopes from sea level up to 100 m (330 ft) above sea level.[2][3]
Ecology
Macranthera flammea flowers from July to October,[2] and has adapted to flower prolifically following fires. The flowering period coincides with the arrival of ruby-throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) in its range as part of their migration across the Gulf of Mexico.[3]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNS - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Weakley, A.S.; Southeastern Flora Team. "Macranthera flammea (flameflower)". Chapel Hill, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Herbarium and North Carolina Botanical Garden. https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php&lsid=urn:lsid:ncbg.unc.edu:taxon:{B21FF4A2-B2C7-49EC-B0A7-9B2D53BC47BC}.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sorrie, Bruce A. (2019). "Macranthera flammea (W. Bartram) Pennell". Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico. 17. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 562. ISBN 9780190868512. OCLC 1101573420. https://floranorthamerica.org/Macranthera_flammea.
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