Common Name:
PRAIRIE-SMOKE
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
8
Coefficient of Wetness:
3
Wetness Index:
FACU
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Forb
Status:
T
C. Peirce
Sandy prairies, bluffs, and oak savanna; thin soil over limestone (Drummond Island, Chippewa Co.).
The beautiful head of wind-dispersed fruits with very long plumose styles reminds one of Dryas, an arctic-alpine genus of which two species are known from islands along the north shore of Lake Superior but not from Michigan. (They differ from Geum in having simple leaves and ca. 8 petals and sepals, the latter without associated bractlets.)
Locations
Allegan County
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Chippewa County
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Only on Drummond Island
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Kent County
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Lake County
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Montcalm County
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Muskegon County
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Newaygo County
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. June 26, 2022. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=2489.