Ernodea cokeri
| Ernodea cokeri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Blooming in open canopy pine rockland | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ernodea |
| Species: | E. cokeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ernodea cokeri Britton ex Coker[2] | |
Ernodea cokeri, commonly referred to as Coker's beach creeper[2] or one-nerve ernodea,[1] is a species of flowering plant endemic to extreme southern Florida and the northern Bahamas.[3]
Habitat
[edit]It only occurs in the calcareous pine habitats of the region, where limestone is often exposed at the surface.[3] These include the pine rockland in Florida's Miami-Dade and Monroe counties,[2] and the pineyards of Bahamas' northern archipelago.[1]
Conservation
[edit]In Florida, where it is regarded as critically imperiled, the pine rockland habitat this species relies on has been historically devastated by development such that this species is now known from only 3 sites. Additionally, its conservation status in the Bahamas is unknown.[1]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Ernodea cokeri". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Ernodea cokeri". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- 1 2 "Ernodea cokeri". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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