Castanea, December 1st, 2004
Gaura lindheimeri Engelmann and A. Gray (ONAGRACEAE)-Liberty County: Collected about 9.7 km NE of Bristol, Florida, on state road 12 (T1N, R7W, S11) (30° 29'27''N, 84° 54'07''W), growing on a roadside in an area of very well-drained, sandy soils that naturally support longleaf pine/scrub oak woodlands. 13 June 2003. M.Darst. & A. Gholson, s.n. (FSU).
Significance. This is the first record of Gaura lindheimeri in Florida. Gaura lindheimeri is native to south-central and southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana and is "widely cultivated and occasionally established elsewhere" (Correll an...
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