Brickellia cordifolia Ell.
Field Description: Perennial herb, with one to several erect stems,
1.5-5 feet tall. Leaves opposite at midstem, subopposite or alternate
upward, toothed, 2.5-4 inches long, triangular with rounded or truncate
bases, slightly decurrent on the long petioles; lower surface of the leaves
are somewhat hairy and gland-dotted.
Inflorescence is a loose, few-headed cluster of cymes.
Heads are crowded with purplish pappus bristles
and purplish-pink disc flowers; there are no ray flowers.
Bracts are strongly ribbed and in several overlapping series.
Similar Species: Kuhnia eupatorioides has mostly alternate, sessile
leaves and cream-colored flowers.
Other Rare Species in this Genus: Brickellia
eupatorioides var. floridana (syn: Brickellia
mosieri)
Habitat: Dry, upland pine-oak woods, often with southern red oak
and loblolly pine, or more mesic ravine slopes with spruce pine, white oak,
and southern magnolia. Usually in small openings or along edges of trails.
Best Season or Flowering Period: Flowers late August to early November.
Range-wide Distribution: SW Georgia, SE Alabama, and N Florida
Florida Conservation Status: Three of four known populations are protected.
Management Recs: Avoid clearcutting and site prep of upland pine-oak
woods; manually create openings or allow prescribed fire in adjacent pine
stands to enter oak woods and self-extinguish.
References: Cronquist 1980, FNAI 1987, Kral 1983, Ward 1979.
COUNTIES LAST OBSERVED SOURCE
Alachua 1998 FNAI EOR
Jefferson 1998 FNAI EOR
Jackson 1998 FNAI EOR
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Synonyms: Coleosanthus cordifolius (Ell.) Kuntze
Common Name: Flyr's brickell-bush
Family: Asteraceae (Composite)
FNAI Ranks: G2G3/S2
Fed Status: none
State Status: Endangered
FL wetland status: none
USFWS wetland status: none
and cc: William Oldacre.
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