NOTEWORTHY PLANTS FROM NORTH FLORIDA. V

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by  Loran C Anderson

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NOTEWORTHY PLANTS FROM
NORTH FLORIDA. V.
LORAN C. ANDERSON
DepartmentojBiologicalScience
FloridaState University
Tallahassee. FL32306-2043 U.S.A.
ABSTRACT
The following appear to be hrst rcporrs for the stateofFlorida: Anthemtsarvemn,
Artemisiavulii^ans, CarexUavenworthii. Cerastiumsemidecandrum. Cicutamuatlata. Cladium
mdnsandes.Curamiazedoaria.Hedyolispurpurea.Paspalumminus,Ranunculusmarginatus,and
Silenevnginica. SomeadditionstotheFloridapanhandlearcdocumentedherealso, and
severalsignificantrangeextensions,particularlyforrareorendangeredtaxawithinourarea,
aregiven.
This is the fifth installmentofaseries(Anderson 1984, 1986, 1988a,
1989)toupdateourknowledgeofthefloraoftheFloridapanhandleand
Clewell's (1985) guide to the flora. The area ofcoverage is from the
Suwannee Riverwes—t to the Alabamastateline. —
Newdiscoveries i.e.,taxanotlistedbyClewell andrangeexten-
sionsofselectedrareorotherwisenoteworthytaxaaregivenhere. Exotics
that appear to be adventive or naturalized are also listed. Collections at
FLAS, FSU, USE,andtheGholsonHerbariumwereconsultedinaddition
topertinentliterature.Wilhelm(pers.comm.)providedupdateddistribu-
tional dataforhis 1984 study, and Wunderlin(pers. comm.)sharedhis
Floridachecklistofvascularplantspecies. Voucherspecimensforthisre-
portareat FSU unlessnoted otherwise.
TAXA Ni:W \\^THI-: ARHA
Acacia anoustissima (P. Miller) Kuntze var. hirta (Nutt.) B. L.
Robinson. DixieCo.:frequentnearjunctionrtcs358and361,justNEof
Jena, 2 Jun 1989, Anderson 12045 (FLAS, FSU). Jefferson Co.:
Monticello,Jun 1931,7- K.Smalls.n. (FLAS);newtoFloridapanhandle.
Amorphaherbac;eaWalt.var. mrbacia. DixieCo.:frequentincut-
over flatwoods bordering rte 361, ca. 6 air mi S ofSteinhatchee, 2Jun
1989, Anderson 12030; new to Florida panhandle. See map in Wilbur
(1975)forpreviously known range. W
Anthf.misarvhnsisL.JacksonCo.: weedingardenarea, 1mi of
GrandRidge, 11and 18May 1980,A. K. Gholson8298, 8302(Gholson
Herbarium); naturalized, new to Florida.
Su>A l4(3):467-474. 199
468
ArtimisiavuixiARisL. AlachuaCo.:roadsidebywerwoodsNsideof
Gainesville, II Nov 1980, K. D. Perkins 855 (FLAS); Escambia Co.:
PensacolanearPensacolaBay, 17Sep 19H0,y.K.Burkhalter7210(FLAS);
abundantalong sandy roadsideof Hollywood AvenuenearPensacola, 29
Oct 19cS9,y. K. B/a-khalter 11717- naturalized, new to Florida.
BcnHRiociu.oA isc;hai;miim(L.)Keng. var. soncarica(Fish. &Mey.)
Celarier&Harlan.EscambiaCo.:NavalAirStation,SWofPensacola, 17
Sep 1988, /. K. Burkhalter 11W138- vacant held S ofPensacola, 24 Sep
1988,/. R. Burkhalter11149] endofSantaRosaIsland, 28Oct 1989,
J.R.Burkhalter11713;SantaRosaCo.:hiway98EofGulfBreeze,6Nov
1988, /. R. Burkhalter 113l()\ Washington Co.: beside hiway 90 in
Chipley, 10 May 1990, /- C Anderson 12714\ native, new to Florida
panhandle.
C'akix i.i:Avi:Nwc)RrniiDewey. GadsdenCo.: locallyestablishednear
AMaurgion198St5r,eetA,.CKh.atGthaohlosoocnhee1,130130 M(aGyhol1s9o9n0,HeL.rbCa.riAunmd)e;rsJoanck1s26o8n1C,o2.:6
Neal's Landing, LakeSeminole, under(Juenusabove floodplain, 18 May
1982,A. K. Ciholson9729(GholsonHerbarium); native, newtoFlorida.
C4;RA,s-ntiM si:Nuni;c:ANDRUM L. Escambia Co.: abundant on sandy
roadsideofSauHeyFieldRoadnearPensacola,9Mar 1990,7-R.Burkhalter
11811; naturalized, new to Florida.
Cjcuia maclii.ata L. Jackson Co.: frequent along open border of
pine-oakwoodlandonSsideofI-10, ca. 5airmiSSWofSneads, 26May
1990, 12Jul 1990,L. C.Anderson12846. 13093;apparentlynative, new
to fdoritla.
(J.ADiuM MARisc:c)n)i;s (Muhl.) Torr. Santa Rosa Co.: abundant in
ditchEofGulfBreezeonSsideofhiway98, 16Jul 1989,./. R.Burkhalter
11300;native, newtoFlorida. Kiikenthal(1942)listed Floridaaspartof
thisspecies' range—, butrecentworkershavefoundnodocumentedcollec-
tionsforthestate seeBridgesandOrzell(1989)fornotesontheecology
and geographyof this species in theeastern United States.
C^URcUMA ziDOARiA (Chtistm.) Rose. Leon Co.: locally establiWshed
alongmarginofFreemanCreekCoveofLakeTalquin, ca. 17airmi of
Tallahassee, 24 May 1989, /.. C. Anderson 12007; naturalized, new to
Florida.
CyfhNruW.s i:(hinaiti.s(L.) Wood, GulfCo.: edgeofwerflatwoods 5.5
airmi ofWewahitchka, 15Jun 1989,L. C. Anderson 12093;native,
new to Floridapanhandle.
EiJ-:oc:iiARis R()sri-;Li,ArA Torr. TaylorCo.: common m roadsideditch
besidetidalmarshnearmouthofFishCreek,ca. 2.5airmiSSEofKeaton
Beach,2Jun 1989,L.C.Anderson12060;WakullaCo.:St.Marks, 1843
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or 1845,F. Rugei281 (FLAS);notlistedbyClewell(1985)fortheFlorida
panhandle.
Hedyotis purpurea (L.) T. & G. Jackson Co.: alluvial area below
Neal'sLanding,LakeSeminole,24Apr 1972,Gholson3039,3040(Ghol-
son Herbarium), Neal'sLanding, 17 May 1978, Gholson 7100(Gholson
Herbarium); native, newtoFlorida.
lNDiGc:)FnRA spicATA Forskal. Leon Co.: frequent in newly sodded
lawn, F.S.U. campus, Tallahassee, 21 May 1990,Anderson 12831;fallow
field, Tallahassee, 3 Dec 1990, Anderson 13342. TaylorCo.: frequentin
dry sand ofdisturbed site along Alvarez Street in Perry, 21 Jun 1989,
Anderson 12067 (FLAS, FSU); naturalized, new to Florida panhandle.
Morton (1989) reports this species is widespread in southern Florida,
where it is a hazard to grazing animals (some horses have been fatally
poisoned).
MuROANNiA KEisAK (Hassk.) Haud.-Mazz. Jackson Co.: extensive
mats alongshorelineofLakeSeminole near Parramore Landing, 13 Sep
1976, Gholson 3353 (Gholson Herbarium); naturalized, new to Florida
panhandle. This Asian species has been spreading in the southeastern
United States relatively recently (DunnandSharitz 1990).
PaspalumminusFourn. EscambiaCo.:nearPerdidoRiver,Nofhwy
NW
90and ofPensacola, 7Aug 1990, Burkhalter12223;native, newto
Florida.
Ranunculus marc;inatus D'UrviUe var. trachycarpus (Fischer &
Meyer)Azn. WashingtonCo.: moistsandyloamofshadedfloodplainof
Holmes Creek at roadside park beside rte 79 just N ofVernon, 4 May
1990,Anderson12631;native,newtoFlorida(seeKeenerandHoot1987).
Sn.FNFviRCiiNicAL. BayCo.: frec]uentwithCarexbaltzelliiWonNshWaded
steep slopes ofravine E ofHammond Lake, ca. 3.5 air mi of
Fountain, 4May 1990,Anderson 12679;newtoFlorida. Thisspecieshas
been found sporadically inothersouthern states(Moore 1956), andKrai
(I966)suggeststhisPleistocenerelicthasbeenabletopersistbyinhabit-
ing ravine banks wherecoldairdrainageprovidesasuitablenicheinan
otherwise inhospitableenvironment.
SoLANUMpseuixx:apsic;umL.JeffersonCo.:persistingshrubinmesic
hardwoodsofAvalonPlantation,SofCapps, 26Apr1989,Gholson12126
(Gholson Herbarium), 1 Mar 1989, Godfrey 83004; naturalized, new to
Floridapanhandle.
ADDITIONAL RANCiE EXTENSIONS
Thefollowingcollectionsrepresentadditionalcountiesofrecordfortaxa
listedbyClewell(1985)fromonlyonecounty,ortheyaresignificantrange
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extensions forrareorotherwise noteworthyspecies.
ArnoolossumDivi-RSiF-oi.iiiM(T.&G.)H.Robins.HolmesCo.:4mi
S ofrte 2 on rte 177, 26May 1967, Sniith 1324(FLAS).JacksonCo.:
ChipolaRiver,6miSofMarianna,6jun 1957,Krai4813(FLAS).Walton
Co.: shaded floodplainofChoctawhatchecRiverjustSofrte20, 25 May
11995940,,AEn.^Se.rsFtomrd123871749.(WFaLsASh)i;ngutppoenrCHoo.l:mHeoslmCeresekC,receak.a5t.5rteai2r8m0i,S30WJuolf
Chipley, 31 May 1985, Anderson 8207, 15 Jun 1989, Anderson 12111;
HightowerSpring, 3.5 airmi WSWofVernon, 25 May 1990, Anderson
72820;BrunsonLanding,HolmesCreek,ca.3airmiWSWofVernon, 15
JWuSnW1990,Anderson 12941;LiveOakLanding, HolmesCreek, 7.5airmi
ofVernon,22Jun 1990,Anderson12938;newcountiesofrecordfor
this threatened species(statelisted, Wood 1990).
Asci.i-piASRUBRAL.EscamblaCo.:3.5miEofMuskogee,7Jun 1962,
E. S. Ford6312a(FLAS); SpanishMillCreekatGonzalez, 26Jul 1980,
Burkhalters.n. (FLAS). SantaRosaCo.: edgeofmesicthicket, Paquctte
Camp, BlackwaterStateForest, 29Jun 1990, Anderson 13013. Walton
Co.: bayhead6.5 miSEofDeFuniakSprings, 1Jun 1954,West&Arnold
s.n.(FLAS);boggyarea3.5miSofDeFuniakSprings,29May1967,Smith
133^ (FLAS).
Cari-xBAi.'iziu.LnChapm. exDewey.EscambiaCo.:woodedslopeon
Univ. W. Fla. campus near Pensacola, 2 Apr 1978, Burkhalter 3748
(FLAS). OkaloosaCo.:6.5airmiNofFt. WaltonBeach, 20Mar 1968,
Ward6603 (FLAS); near Rogue Creek, 7 mi NWofNiceville, 20 Mar
1968, Ward6399 (FLAS). Santa Rosa Co.: Weaver Creek, 5 mi N of
HoUey, 21 Mar 1968, Ward6637(FLAS). WashingtonCo.:frequenton
shadedslopesofsinkholeravineca. 12airmiSofChipley, 26May 1990,
Anderson 12830. Thisendangeredspecies(Wood 1990)isnearlyendemic
totheFloridapanhandle;Mullcrctal. (1989)givethepreviouslyknown
rangeofthis species.
beaCvaerre-xdasmemce:>drssawHaomwpe.ofLPiibtetrmtaynCCor.e:ekcjoumstmoNnofonrtefl2o0a,tin0g.8ismlianWds oinf
Ochlockoncc River, 22 May 1990, Anderson 12741.
CoNOPHOLis AMERICANA (L.f.) Wallr. Okaloosa Co.: oak-beech-
magnoliawoodsSWofLaurelHill,3Mar 1990,Burkhalter11807;newto
western panhandle(notlisted by Wilhelm 1984).
Dkx;lea MUEiifloRA (T. & G.) Mohr (^ Galactia mohlenbrockii
Maxwell). GadsdenCo.:mcsichardwoodsofChattahoocheeNaturePark
below Morgan Avenue near Apalachicola River on SW side ofChatta-
hoochee, 4June 1990, Anderson 12838. WashingtonCo.: headofBlue
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SpringsjustEofEconfinaCreek,ca. 14airmiSEofVernon,24May 1990,
Anderson 12768.
Drosera filiformis Raf. Washington Co.: with D. intermedia on
open, peaty shore ofLucas Lake, 8Jun 1990, Anderson 12873; edge of
RattlesnakeLake, 5Jul 1990,Anderson13042;withD. tracyi(nosignsof
intergradation)insmallseepagebogonSsideofGullyLake, 5Jul 1990,
Anderson 13048.
Hedyotis NUTiALLiANA Fosberg. Washington Co.: frequent in dry
sandofopenturkeyoakwoodlandca. 12airmiSofChipley,26May 1990,
Anderson12831.TheonlyothercollectioninFloridafromWaltonCounty
was listed asquiteatypical byTerrell (1959).
JuNCUSgymnocarpus CoviUe. Washington Co.: sphagnum seepage
in mixed hardwoodsofsteephead 5 airmi SEofVernon, 31 May 1985,
Anderson8200;loamysandofmesicwoodlandEofGapLake,ca. 15airmi
SofChipley, 11 May 1990, Anderson 12721;withKalmialatifoliaalong
White OakCreek, NE ofGapLake, 8Jun 1990, Anderson 12897.
LuDwioiAERHCTA(L.)Hara.WaltonCo.:marshyborderofFullerLake
onCoffeenNaturePreservenearFourMileVillagejustEofSandestin,21
Oct 1989, Anderson 12487. Thespecieswas firstreportedfortheFlorida
panhandlebyAnderson(1986);thiscollectionextendsitsrangewestward
significantly.
LuowiciiALANCEOLATAEll. WaltonCo.:Pineflatwoodsbetweencoas-
taldunesandFullerLakeinFourMileVillage(CoffeenNaturePreserve),
21 Oct 1989, Anderson 12479- This isarangeextensionwestward from
FranklinCounty(Peng 1989).
MateleaiLAviouLA(Chapm.)Woodson.WashingtonCo.:infrequent
in hardwoods on upper slopes ofsmall sinkhole ravine just N ofWash-
ington Blvd, 12airmi SofChipley, 8Jun 1990, Anderson 12891.
NeptuniapubescensBenth. TaylorCo.:Frequentalongedgeoftidal
marshat N edgeofKeaton Beach, 2Jun 1989, Anderson 12062.
Physosteoia coDEREYi Cantiuo. Walton Co.: swampy ditch SW of
Bruce, 18Jun 1971,H.A.Dapis138W29(FLAS);locallycommoninmesic
roadsidedepressionalongrte20just ofBlackCreekbridge,7.7miEof
Freeport, 24 May 1990, Anderson 12773- These represent a significant
rangeextension to thewestforthis Floridapanhandleendemic(Cantino
1979).
PiNCKNEYA brac:teata (Battt.) Raf. WashingtonCo.: edWgeofMag-
noUa-LmodendronthicketborderingBoggyBranch, 1.9airmi ofrte77
and Greenhead, 26 May 1990, Anderson 12836; listed as threatened in
Florida(Wood 1990).
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Plu<;hi:aoBLONCiii'OLiANash. DixieCo.:4miNofShiredIsland, 10
Jul 19H9, Godfrey83348. TaylorCo.: mesicwoodland nearFish Creek,
3.5 airmiSE ofKeaton Beach, 2Jun, 1989, Anderson 12039.
Rui^xiASALiciFOLiAKrai&Bostick. OkaloosaCo.: EofDestinalong
FourProngLake, 11Jul 1990,A. F.Johnson8747;newcountyrecordfor
thisrarespecies(Bounds 1987). Itscenterofdistributionappearstobethe
karstlakeregionofWashingtonCounty,whereitisusuallyassociatedwith
endangeredHyperuionlissophloeusandXyrislongisepala(Wood 1990), and
the following collections fWurther document its presence there: Wash-
ingtonCo.: ChainLakes, ofGreenwood, 6Jul 1963, Godfrey62951
(FLAS);SparkleberryLake, 15Jun 1990,Anderson12933; PineyLake, 6
Jul 1990, Anderson 13077;CrystalLake, 6Jul 1990,Anderson 13082; 3
Aug 1990, Anderson 13133; Sand Lake, 3 Aug 1990, Anderson 13164;
WhitewaterLake,3Aug 1990,Anderson13170;PorterLake,3Aug1990,
Anderson 13177; MajorLake, 1 Oct 1990, Anderson 13296.
RnYNc;ii(>sp(>RAcRiNU^HSGale. SantaRosaCo.: banksofSweetwater
Creek,ca. 3airmiSofMunson,5Aug1989,Johnson8368;BigColdwater
Creek, ca. 0.6 mi aboverte 191 bridge, 29Jun 1990, Anderson 12996.
Thesecollectionsincreasetheknownrangeconsiderablyforthisveryrare
species(Anderson 1988b).
Stachys HYSsopiroLiA (Michx.) var. i.ythroidfs (Small)J. B. Nel-
staotni.oJn,efNfeNrsEonoCfoL.a:kpeerMiiocdiccoaslulkyeew,et1p9inJeu-lha1r9d9w0o,odGosdtfarnedyo8n39N1o7n,as27PlJaunl-
1990, Anderson 13098. ThisFloridaendemicwaspreviouslyknownonly
from afewcollections in Leon County(Nelson 1981).
UvLii.ARiAsi:ssiLii()MAL.WaltonCo.:KnoxHill,22Mar1968,Ward
6643 (FLAS). WashingtonCo.: 26May 1990, Anderson 12827.
Xyris ]x)nc;isi;pai.a Krai. Walton Co.: 3.5 mi SSW Mossy Head, 7
Aug 1969, Ward7216(FLAS);3miSWMossyHead, 10Sep 1979,Judd
2233(FLAS). WashingtonCo.:sandyshoresofthefollowingkarstlakes:
ParrishPond,8Jun 1990,5Jul 1990,Anderson12883, 13028;BoatLake,
8Jun 1990, Anderson 12883; Fox Pond, 8Jun 1990, Anderson 12902;
Sparkleberry Lake, 15 Jun 1990, Anderson 12934, 12936); Hammock
Lake, 5Jul 1990,Anderson13037;RattlesnakeLake, 5Jul 1990,Anderson
13044;GullyLake, 5Jul 1990,Anderson13047;PineyLake,6Jul 1990,
Anderson13079;CrystalLake, 3Aug 1990,Anderson13136;SandLake,3
Aug 1990, Anderson 13163; Whitewater Lake, 3 Aug 1990, Anderson
W131o7f1;PorPtoerrteLraLkaek,e,3A3uAgug1919909,0,L.AnCd.erAsnodner1so3n17133,18103;17M6u;leunPnoanmde,dWlakoef
SunnyHills, 1Oct 1990,Anderson73293;MajorLake, 1Oct 1990,Ander-
son13298;newcountiesofrecord(Clewell 1985)forthisFloridaendange-
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redspecies(Wood1990).ALeonCountycollection(Lakelamonia,21Aug
1989,L.C.Anderson12198)isparticularlyinterestingbecauseatthatloc-
ationtheplantsoccuvinpeatymuckoffloatingislandsinthelakerather
thanincoarsesandsbordering karstpondsasinallotherknownpopula-
tions.
AC;KNC)WLFDC;MENrS
My field work in 1990 was sponsored in part by the FloridaNatural
AreasInventory.JamesR.Burkhalter,A.K.Gholson,andR. K.Godfrey
areacknowledgedfortheircontinuingcontributionstoourknowledgeof
the floraofthe Florida panhandle.
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