Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Thalia geniculata

alligator flag, fireflag
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Susan Trammell
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

alligator flag, fireflag

Sinónimo(s):

Maranta geniculata

Especie del género:

Thalia geniculata

Familia:

Marantaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

6-9 ft tall by 3-10 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

blue,lavender

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Winter dormant. Blooms summer-fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Used for wetland restoration. Attractive for planting in surface water management ponds.

Consideraciones:

Dies back in the winter.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales

Propagación:

Propagate from rhizomes or seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Stays wet

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Organic

pH del suelo:

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Caterpillars

Host plant for Brazilian Skipper ( Calpodes ethlius ).  





Single gray eggs are laid on the leaves. After emerging, Brazilian Skipper caterpillars make shelters out of leaves by folding the leaves over and securing them with silk. The caterpillars emerge from their shelters at night to feed, often causing severe defoliation. (North American Butterfly Association)

 Provides hiding areas for water birds some of which hide their nests in patches of this tall plant.

Hábitats nativos:

Marshes, swamps, roadside ditches. Usually in areas with relatively high nutrients and relatively high light. Rarely under a dense canopy.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Minno, Marc and Maria Minno.  1999.  Florida butterfly gardening.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



North American Butterfly Association.  2021.   http://nababutterfly.com/bent-alligator-flag/.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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