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Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Palafoxia feayi, commonly called Feay's palafox, is a species of perennial flowering plant endemic to peninsular Florida in the U.S..
From the article Palafoxia feayi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Palafoxia feayi ranges from 3 to 15 decimeters (approximately 12 to 59 inches) in height. The leaves are oppositely arranged and range from elliptic to ovate in shape. Their margin is entire. P. feayi's inflorescence heads may have 10 to 30 florets at a time.
Range & habitat
It occurs in Florida's non-coastal sandy, fire-dependent habitats including scrub, sandhill, and scrubby flatwoods.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
When fire occurs in P. feayi's habitat, individuals are often killed above ground. However, they possess the ability to quickly resprout from the root system post-fire. This species has adapted to establish seedlings between fire events.
Wikipedia: “Fire Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 127520.