Currently Accepted Name: | Aristida gyrans Chapm. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Jun 2002 |
Locality: | USA. Florida. Highlands Co.: W side of US 27, ca. 6.8 mi. S of its intersection with FL 70. |
Description: | Herbs to 2 ft. tall, locally common, mostly dormant. |
Habitat: | On white sand on an old dune, with Pinus clausa, Quercus inopina, Q. geminata, Licania michauxii, Sabal etonia, Eryngium cuneifolium, Opuntia humifusa, Smilax laurifolia, Cassytha filiformis, Prunus geniculata, Ximenia americana, Cladonia pachycladodes, C. prostrata, Cladina evansii, Bumelia tenax [Sideroxylon tenax], Centhrus sp., Nolina brittoniana, Polygonella fimbriata, Pityopsis graminifolia, Selaginella arenicola, and Persea humilis [P. borbonia var. humilis]. |