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1(window.webpackJsonp=window.webpackJsonp||[]).push([[21],{nQYP:function(e,a,s){"use strict";s.r(a),s.d(a,"ScrubEndangeredPageModule",(function(){return u}));var i=s("ofXK"),t=s("3Pt+"),r=s("tyNb"),n=s("TEn/"),o=s("s1CT"),l=s("fXoL"),c=s("jhN1"),b=s("oNPH"),d=[{path:"",component:function(){function e(e,a){this.titleService=e,this.meta=a,this.slideOpts={effect:"fade",grabCursor:!0,autoHeight:!0}}return e.prototype.ionViewWillEnter=function(){this.titleService.setTitle("Amimals of the Florida Scrub"),this.meta.updateTag({name:"description",content:"A presentation of some of the representative animals of The Florida Scrub."}),this.meta.updateTag({name:"author",content:"Steve Christman"}),this.meta.updateTag({name:"keywords",content:"animals, Florida, ecosystem"})},e.\u0275fac=function(a){return new(a||e)(l.Jb(c.d),l.Jb(c.c))},e.\u0275cmp=l.Db({type:e,selectors:[["app-scrub-endangered"]],decls:187,vars:1,consts:[["slot","start"],["padding",""],[2,"border","1px solid gray"],["pager","true",3,"options"],["text-start","","padding",""],[1,"articletitle"],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/mglory.jpg","alt","Scrub Morning-glory"],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/ashesavory.jpg","alt","Ashe's savory"],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/fringe1.jpg","alt","Pygmy Fringetree "],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/shortrose.jpg","alt","short-leaved rosemary"],["float-right","",1,"picfig"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/yellowbalm.jpg","alt","yellow scrub balm"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/yellowbalm1.jpg","alt","yellow scrub balm"],["routerLink","/Plants/854"],["text-center","","float-right","",1,"picfig"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/blazestar.jpg","alt","scrub blazingstar"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/liat.jpg","alt","scrub blazingstar"],["float-left","",1,"picfig"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/lupine.jpg","alt","scrub lupine "],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/lup_road.jpg","alt","scrub lupine "],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/nolina.jpg","alt","scrub beargrass"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/lace1.jpg","alt","sandlace"],["src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/lace2.jpg","alt","sandlace"],["routerLink","/Plants/624"],["float-left","","margin","","src","/assets/images/articles/scrub/plum.jpg","alt","scrub plum"]],template:function(e,a){1&e&&(l.Mb(0,"ion-header"),l.Mb(1,"ion-toolbar"),l.Mb(2,"ion-buttons",0),l.Kb(3,"ion-menu-button"),l.Kb(4,"ion-back-button"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(5,"ion-title"),l.oc(6,"Endangered Plants of the Florida Scrub"),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(7,"ion-content",1),l.Kb(8,"auto-page"),l.Mb(9,"p"),l.oc(10," The list contains photographs and profiles of some plant species that are endemic to Florida Scrub; that is, species that occur nowhere else in the world. All are protected as Endangered or Threatened Species by the US Department of Interior or the State of Florida, or both. Some are available to gardeners from licensed native plant nurseries. "),l.Lb(),l.Mb(11,"div",2),l.Mb(12,"div"),l.Mb(13,"ion-slides",3),l.Mb(14,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(15,"h3",5),l.oc(16,"Scrub Morning-glory ("),l.Mb(17,"i"),l.oc(18,"Bonamia grandiflora"),l.Lb(),l.oc(19,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(20,"img",6),l.Mb(21,"p"),l.oc(22,"It's a stunning sight to see this 8' vine with 3\" purple-blue flowers sprawled across the scrub's white sand. Scrub morning-glory once occurred in scrubs throughout much of peninsular Florida, but apparently has gone extinct in many former localities. In south-central Florida it still can be found in a few scrubs on and near the Lake Wales Ridge. But farther north, in Ocala National Forest, scrub morning-glory is actually common along logging roads and in clear-cuts near SR 40 between Lynn and Juniper Springs. Scrub morning-glory maintains large seed banks of dormant seeds in the soil. These germinate quickly after a fire (and apparently after mechanical disturbance such as logging and site preparation). Look for the brilliant blossoms of scrub morning-glory in summer. Scrub morning-glory is federally listed as a "),l.Mb(23,"em"),l.oc(24,"Threatened Species."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(25,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(26,"h3",5),l.oc(27,"Ashe's savory ("),l.Mb(28,"i"),l.oc(29,"Calamintha ashei"),l.Lb

1(),l.oc(30,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(31,"img",7),l.Mb(32,"p"),l.oc(33,"This woody mint grows along road shoulders and in clearcuts in Ocala National Forest (especially along SR-40 between Lynn and Juniper Springs), and in scrubs farther south on the Lake Wales Ridge. It has even been reported from a scrub-like site in Georgia! Ashe's savory is an aromatic bushy-branched shrub up to 2' tall. The leaves are about a half inch long and needle-like. The beautiful pink-purple flowers appear all summer. Unlike many scrub plants which resprout from their roots following fire, savory is killed by fire, but seeds stored in the soil germinate within days. Ashe's savory is listed as a "),l.Mb(34,"em"),l.oc(35,"Threatened Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(36," by Florida and is currently under review for federal listing by the United States Department of the Interior (USDI)."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(37,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(38,"h3",5),l.oc(39,"Pygmy Fringetree ("),l.Mb(40,"i"),l.oc(41,"Chionanthus pygmaeus"),l.Lb(),l.oc(42,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(43,"img",8),l.Mb(44,"p"),l.oc(45,"A dwarfed (maximum height 10') relative of the American fringetree, pygmy fringetree is one of the most beautiful of the Florida scrub plants. It occurs in scrubs and turkey oak sandhills on the Lake Wales Ridge and has been reported also from Citrus and Hillsborough Counties. Like the other scrub shrubs, pygmy fringetree sprouts back quickly after fire. Pygmy fringetree blooms in April and May and the sweet fragrance from its delicate white blossoms is a favorite scrub memory. One of the best places to see this scrub beauty is at The Nature Conservancy's Saddle Blanket Lakes Scrub Preserve near Lake Wales. Pygmy fringetree makes an excellent maintenance-free specimen for gardeners in zones 8-10, and is available from several native plant nurseries in central Florida. The species is listed as "),l.Mb(46,"em"),l.oc(47,"Endangered"),l.Lb(),l.oc(48," by Florida and the USDI. "),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(49,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(50,"h3",5),l.oc(51,"Short-leaved Rosemary ("),l.Mb(52,"i"),l.oc(53,"Conradina brevifolia"),l.Lb(),l.oc(54,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(55,"img",9),l.Mb(56,"p"),l.oc(57,"This "),l.Mb(58,"em"),l.oc(59,"Endangered"),l.Lb(),l.oc(60," little shrub (3-4' tall with a similar spread) is restricted to a few scrubs along a 20-mile stretch of US-27 between Sun Ray and Sebring in Polk and Highlands Counties. One of the best places to see it is along the east side of the highway just south of Sun Ray. Short-leaved rosemary is in the mint family (Lamiaceae) and looks very much like true rosemary ("),l.Mb(61,"em"),l.oc(62,"Rosmarinus officinalis"),l.Lb(),l.oc(63,"), the culinary herb also in the mint family. Short-leaved rosemary is not related to Florida rosemary ("),l.Mb(64,"em"),l.oc(65,"Ceratiola"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(66,"em"),l.oc(67,"ericoides"),l.Lb

1(),l.oc(68,'), a common plant in scrubs throughout Florida in the obscure crowberry family (Empetraceae). The foliage of short-leaved rosemary has a "turpentiney" fragrance and the delightful little flowers (about 1" high) look like tiny birds. Short-leaved rosemary adapts well to cultivation as long as light, sandy soil and full sun are provided. It is available from several native nurseries in central Florida.'),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(69,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(70,"h3",5),l.oc(71,"Yellow Scrub Balm ("),l.Mb(72,"i"),l.oc(73,"Dicerandra christmanii"),l.Lb(),l.oc(74,")"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(75,"figure",10),l.Kb(76,"img",11),l.Kb(77,"figcaption"),l.Kb(78,"img",12),l.Kb(79,"figcaption"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(80,"p"),l.oc(81,"Confined to less than 60 acres of yellow-sand scrub near Sebring, Florida, this rare mint, first described to science in 1989, is close to extinction. It was named in honor of Floridata's own Steve Christman, who first realized that it was a distinct species. Yellow scrub balm (also called Christman's mint or Garrett's mint, after a mid-century botanist from Sebring) is a small woody shrub (up to 1' tall and 2' wide) that blooms in September and October. "),l.Lb(),l.Mb(82,"p"),l.oc(83,"Whereas other species of "),l.Mb(84,"em"),l.oc(85,"Dicerandra"),l.Lb(),l.oc(86," smell like peppermint, this ones smells like "),l.Mb(87,"a",13),l.oc(88,"camphor"),l.Lb(),l.oc(89,". The closely related "),l.Mb(90,"em"),l.oc(91,"D"),l.Lb(),l.oc(92,". "),l.Mb(93,"em"),l.oc(94,"frutescens"),l.Lb(),l.oc(95," has been shown to have powerful insecticidal properties but yellow scrub balm has yet to be investigated for possible economic importance. Yellow scrub balm has proven difficult to maintain in cultivation. Recently the US Department of Interior purchased 

1some of the Sebring scrub where this "),l.Mb(96,"em"),l.oc(97,"Endangered Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(98," (and several others) occurs for the newly authorized Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, the nation's first National Wildlife Refuge dedicated to plant preservation."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(99,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(100,"h3",5),l.oc(101,"Scrub Blazingstar ("),l.Mb(102,"i"),l.oc(103,"Liatris ohlingerae"),l.Lb(),l.oc(104,")"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(105,"figure",14),l.Kb(106,"img",15),l.Kb(107,"figcaption"),l.Kb(108,"img",16),l.Kb(109,"figcaption"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(110,"p"),l.oc(111,"One of the most beautiful of the Lake Wales Ridge scrub endemics, scrub blazingstar is an "),l.Mb(112,"em"),l.oc(113,"Endangered Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(114," which occurs naturally only in scrubs on the Lake Wales Ridge in Polk and Highlands Counties. Most blazingstar species have their flowers arranged in terminal spikes, but this one has them in rounded heads. Scrub blazingstar is a herbaceous perennial that dies back in winter and resprouts from its underground tuber in spring. The tuber also permits it to resprout quickly after fire. You can see scrub blazingstar at Lake Arbuckle State Park and State Forest, Archbold Biological Station, and at The Nature Conservancy's scrub preserves in Polk County. It's also common in scrubs around Hesperides east of Lake Wales."),l.Lb(),l.Mb(115,"p"),l.oc(116,"Scrub blazingstar blooms in late summer. Rumor has it that the cut-flower industry has discovered scrub blazingstar and that Dutch flower growers are attempting to cultivate it commercially. "),l.Kb(117,"br"),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(118,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(119,"h3",5),l.oc(120,"Scrub Lupine ("),l.Mb(121,"i"),l.oc(122,"Lupinus aridorum"),l.Lb(),l.oc(123,")"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(124,"figure",17),l.Kb(125,"img",18),l.Kb(126,"figcaption"),l.Kb(127,"img",19),l.Kb(128,"figcaption"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(129,"p"),l.oc(130,"Almost extinct, this pinkish lupine barely persists in a few small colonies on road shoulders and undeveloped lots in two widely disjunct areas: around Vineland and Windermere on the festering outskirts of Orlando in Orange County, and around Auburndale and Winter Haven in Polk County. This is perhaps the most endangered of the scrub endemics and may well go extinct within a few years. It has proven extremely dificult to grow in cultivation, usually falling victim to fungus and root rot. Plants in the wild seem to produce very few seeds and are susceptible to root rot and even late frosts. "),l.Lb(),l.Mb(131,"p"),l.oc(132,"The best place to see this "),l.Mb(133,"em"),l.oc(134,"Endangered Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(135," is along the shoulder of Florida's Turnpike near its junction with I-4. It also may still occur at Turkey Lake Park and Lake Cain and Marsha Park, all in Orlando."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(136,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(137,"h3",5),l.oc(138,"Scrub Beargrass ("),l.Mb(139,"i"),l.oc(140,"Nolina brittoniana"),l.Lb(),l.oc(141,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(142,"img",20),l.Mb(143,"p"),l.oc(144,"This peculiar agave occurs only in scrub and other dry habitats in six central Florida counties. It is listed by Florida and the USDI as an "),l.Mb(145,"em"),l.oc(146,"Endangered Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(147,". Scrub beargrass has leathery straplike leaves up to 6' long that arise from the base in sweeping arches. Established plants are mounds of handsome foliage. In spring scrub beargrass sends up a 6' stalk that branches into several showy spikes of white flowers. Scrub beargrass does not die back after flowering. Like many other Florida scrub plants and animals, scrub beargrass is closely related to species that occur in southwestern US and Mexico, attesting to a former corridor of genetic interchange around the Gulf Coast. Many of Florida's plant and animal species with southwestern affinities migrated into Florida along the Gulf Coast during the last ice age, 12,000 years ago, when the sea level was 400' lower than present and the Florida peninsula was twice as wide as it is today. Scrub beargrass does very well in cultivation and makes a handsome border plant. It requires full sun and well drained soil. Scrub beargrass is available from several central Florida nurseries. "),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(148,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(149,"h3",5),l.oc(150,"Sandlace ("),l.Mb(151,"i"),l.oc(152,"Polygonella myriophylla "),l.Lb(),l.oc(153,")"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(154,"figure",17),l.Kb(155,"img",21),l.Kb(156,"figcaption"),l.Kb(157,"img",22),l.Kb(158,"figcaption"),l.Lb(),l.Mb(159,"p"),l.oc(160,"This sprawling evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves looks a lot like the common landscaping groundcover, "),l.Mb(161,"a",23),l.oc(162,"creeping juniper"),l.Lb(),l.oc(163,". Sandlace occurs n

1aturally only in scrubs on the Lake Wales Ridge in Orange, Polk and Highlands Counties. Once believed to have potential as a no-maintenance groundcover for xeric landscaping, sandlace has proven difficult to propagate commercially and apparently is no longer offered by native nurseries. "),l.Lb(),l.Mb(164,"p"),l.oc(165,"Sandlace is the single best indicator of ancient Lake Wales Ridge scrub. Look for it in vacant lots and road shoulders within 10 miles of US-27 in Polk and Highlands Counties. If you see this plant you know you are in true Lake Wales Ridge scrub, and you can expect to see several other "),l.Mb(166,"em"),l.oc(167,"Endangered"),l.Lb(),l.oc(168," and "),l.Mb(169,"em"),l.oc(170,"Threatened"),l.Lb(),l.oc(171," species in the vicinity. Sandlace is protected as an "),l.Mb(172,"em"),l.oc(173,"Endangered Species"),l.Lb(),l.oc(174,", and it is unlawful to collect it unless you have the land owner's permission."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Mb(175,"ion-slide",4),l.Mb(176,"h3",5),l.oc(177,"Scrub plum ("),l.Mb(178,"i"),l.oc(179,"Prunus geniculata"),l.Lb(),l.oc(180,")"),l.Lb(),l.Kb(181,"img",24),l.Mb(182,"p"),l.oc(183,"Scrub plum occurs in scrub and turkey oak sandhills in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Highlands Counties. This is a small plum, usually no more than 4' tall, with thorny, zigzag branches and twigs. Scrub plum's pinkish white flowers appear in February and March. The fruits, which ripen in April and May, are sweet and juicy but remain green. You can see scrub plum at Bok Tower Gardens, Babson Park Nature Center, Lake Arbuckle State Park and State Forest, and many of The Nature Conservancy's scrub preserves in Polk and Highlands Counties. This "),l.Mb(184,"em"),l.oc(185,"Endangered Species "),l.Lb(),l.oc(186,"is available from some native plant nurseries. It does well in cultivation, requiring light, sandy soil and full sun."),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb(),l.Lb()),2&e&&(l.yb(13),l.cc("options",a.slideOpts))},directives:[n.l,n.F,n.f,n.v,n.c,n.d,n.E,n.j,b.a,n.A,n.z,r.i,n.P],styles:["ion-slide[_ngcontent-%COMP%]{display:block}figcaption[_ngcontent-%COMP%]{font-size:.8em}h3[_ngcontent-%COMP%]{font-size:1.1em}ion-slide[_ngcontent-%COMP%]   p[_ngcontent-%COMP%]{font-size:.9em}.articleTitle[_ngcontent-%COMP%]{margin:0 0 1em}"]}),e}()}],u=function(){function e(){}return e.\u0275mod=l.Hb({type:e}),e.\u0275inj=l.Gb({factory:function(a){return new(a||e)},imports:[[i.c,t.d,n.H,o.a,r.j.forChild(d)]]}),e}()}}]);