Biology:Polygonum polygamum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Polygonum polygamum | |
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| Blooming in open-canopy Florida scrub habitat | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Polygonum |
| Species: | P. polygamum
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| Binomial name | |
| Polygonum polygamum Vent.[2]
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Polygonum polygamum, commonly referred to as october-flower,[1][2][3] is a species of flowering plant endemic to the US southeast coastal plain.[1]
Habitat
It grows in the xeric fire-dependent habitats of the region, including longleaf pine sandhill and Florida scrub.[1][3]
Conservation
The species is relatively widespread and can be locally abundant where suitable habitat persists. It, like other dry site endemics of the region, may face long-term threats due to habitat loss for real estate, agriculture, and pine silviculture.[1]
As an obligate heliophile,[3] the species cannot persist in areas with closed canopy and low sunlight exposure, so additional threats include fire suppression and invasive species.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Polygonella polygama" (in en). https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140480/Polygonella_polygama.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Polygonum polygamum" (in en). https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/910.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Polygonella polygama" (in en). https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php&lsid=urn:lsid:ncbg.unc.edu:taxon:{3F728745-3F78-4EB5-B962-262121C575A8}.
Wikidata ☰ Q39599995 entry
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