Herbarium Specimen Details

Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name ISOTYPE of Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum E. L. Bridges & Orzell
Locality Florida, Bay Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Deep muck quaking seepage herbaceous bog (poor fen); in seep-spring runs within most unstable substrates of area, with water-soil matrix pH values from 4.8 to 5.6. Dominated by Pleea tenuifolia, Panicum [Dichanthelium] nudicaule, Rhynchospora macra, and R. stenophylla. Other associates include Aristida palustris, Balduina uniflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Drosera capillaris, D. tracyi, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Eriocaulon compressum, E. decangulare, Gaylussacia mosieri, Helenium vernale, Lachnocaulon digynum, Lycopodium carolinianum, Oxypolis flilformis, Pinguicula ionantha, P. planifolia, Rudbeckia graminifolia, Sabatia macrophylla, Sarracenia flava, S. psittacina, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Tofieldia racemosa, Utricularia subulata, Xyris baldwiniana, X. ambigua, X. scabrifolia, X. serotina, and X. drummondii. Soils: Rutledge - Pamlico (Typic Humaquepts - Terric Medisaprists).
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 13 to ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 16302
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 09 Apr 1991
Accession Number 210361
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum E. L. Bridges & Orzell
Locality Florida, Gulf Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Lower slope seepage bog (poor fen; mucky coarse sand over a gray sandy clay subsoil, with a surface soil-water matrix pH ranging from 4.6 to 5.7; area dominated by Rhynchospora macra, R. stenophylla, Panicum nudicaule [Dichanthelium nudicaule], Eriocaulon compressum, Pleea tenuifolia, and Sarracenia psittacina; other associates include Aristida palustris, A. stricta, Balduina uniflora, Bigelowia nudata, Chaptalia tomentosa, Cliftonia monophylla, Drosera capillaris, D. tracyi, Eriocaulon decangulare, Helenium vernale, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Myrica heterophyla [M. caroliniensis], Nyssa ursina [N. sylvatica var. biflora], Pinguicula planifolia, Sarracenia flava, Scleria baldwinii, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, Syris baldwiniana, and X. ambigua.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 20 to 26 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19271
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 21 Mar 1992
Accession Number 210355
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Calhoun Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Mid-slope deep muck seepage bog (poor fen); associates include Drosera tracyi, Eriocaulon compressum, E. decangulare, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Panicum nudicaule [Dichanthelium nudicaule], Pleea tenuifolia, Rhynchospora stenophylla, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, and Xyris drummondii.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 144 to 157 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19259
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 20 Mar 1992
Accession Number 210356
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Calhoun Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Lower slope deep muck seepage bog (poor fen), on deep unstable muck, dominated by Pleea tenuifolia, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Drosera tracyi, Rhynchospora macra, and R. oligantha; other associates include Drosera capillaris, Eriocaulon compressum, E. decangulare, Juncus trigonocarpus, Lachnocaulon digynum, Panicum nudicaule [Dichanthelium nudicaule], Rhynchospora macra, R. stenophylla, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, Xyris baldwiniana, and X. drummondii.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 98 to 111 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19252
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 20 Mar 1992
Accession Number 210357
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Gulf Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Lower slope quaking seepage bog (poor fen); most of area with quaking unstable muck from 1 to 2 m deep, with surface water-soil matrix pH values ranging from 4.5 to 5.4; microhabitats dominated by Panicum nudicaule [Dichanthelium nudicaule], Pleea tenuifolia, Rhynchospora stenophylla, R. macra, Eriocaulon compressum, and E. decangulare; other associates include Balduina uniflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Ctenium aromaticum, Drosera capillaris, D. tracyi, Hypericum chapmanii, Juncus trigonocarpus, Lachnocaulon digynum, Lophiola aurea, Nyssa ursina [N. sylvatica var. biflora], Oxypolis greenmanii [O. filiformis subsp. greenmanii], Pinguicula ionantha, P. planifolia, Sabatia macrophylla, Sarracenia psittacina, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, Xyris baldwiniana, and X. drummondii.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 19 to 26 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19276
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 21 Mar 1992
Accession Number 210362
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Bay Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Seepage bog (poor fen); associates include Clifonia monophylla, Drosera tracyi, Eriocaulon decangulare, and Pleea tenuifolia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 13 to 19 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 16105
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 13 Mar 1991
Accession Number 210358
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Gulf Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Lower slope mucky seepage bog (poor fen); associates include Drosera capillaris, D. tracyi, Eriocaulon compressum, Helenium vernale, Lycopodium prostratum [Lycopodiella prostrata], Pleea tenuifolia, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, and Xyris isoetifolia.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 13 to 19 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 19278
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 21 Mar 1992
Accession Number 210360
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Bay Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Deep muck quaking seepage herbaceous bog (poor fen); seep-spring runs and in open mucky areas, with water-soil matrix pH of 4.7 to 4.9, dominated by Pleea tenuifolia, Rhynchospora stenophylla, and R. macra; other associates include Balduina uniflora, Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Chaptalia tomentosa, Cliftonia monophylla, Drosera tracyi, Eriocaulon compressum, Lobelia puberula, Oxypolis filiformis, Panicum nudicaule [Dichanthelium nudicaule], Pinguicula planifolia, Polygala cruciata, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Rhynchospora oligantha, Sabatia macrophylla, Sarracenia psittacina, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Utricularia subulata, Xyris baldwiniana, and X. drummondii. Soils - Pamlico-Dorovan (Terric and Typic Medisaprists).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 13 to 20 ft
Collector S. L. Orzell 16306
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 09 Apr 1991
Accession Number 210359
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum Orzell & E. L. Bridges
Locality Florida, Gulf Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Habitat Deep muck quaking seepage bogs (poor fens); associates include Dichanthelium nudicaule, Drosera tracyi, Pinguicula ionantha, P. planifolia, Rhynchospora macra, and Sarracenia psittacina.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector S. L. Orzell 23452
with A. Johnson
Collection Date 01 Mar 1995
Accession Number 233982
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Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum
Family Name Eriocaulaceae
Currently Accepted Name Eriocaulon nigrobracteatum E. L. Bridges & Orzell
Locality Florida, Calhoun Co., Contact USF Herbarium if additional information is required.
Description Common in a 10 m square patch; erect herb to 9 cm; underside of head significantly blackish, scattered black dots on top.
Habitat Boggy pondside with dense shrubs and grasses.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector T. MacClendon 763
with K. MacClendon, B. Boothe
Collection Date 24 Mar 2008
Accession Number 244997
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