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17 January 2023 Notes on the Prairie Nymph, Herbertia lahue ssp. caerulea, (Iridaceae) at Vicksburg Military National Military Park, Mississippi
JoVonn G. Hill, Brady S. Dunaway, Jordan L. Gesell
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Abstract

The prairie nymph, Herbertia lahue ssp. caerula, is a critically imperiled grassland plant in Mississippi. A large population of the prairie nymph occurs at the Vicksburg National Military Park. This population of prairie nymph occurs in a managed anthropogenic grassland with a host of associated native and exotic species. With the assistance of National Park Service staff an experiment investigating the effects of their mowing and a study of the growing conditions and pollinators of the plant was initiated. The mowing experiment was abandoned after two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic and yielded no significant results. Here we report on the growing conditions and associated species. The syrphid fly, Toxomerus marginatus, was observed to be a frequent flower visitor.

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JoVonn G. Hill, Brady S. Dunaway, and Jordan L. Gesell "Notes on the Prairie Nymph, Herbertia lahue ssp. caerulea, (Iridaceae) at Vicksburg Military National Military Park, Mississippi," Castanea 87(2), 153-159, (17 January 2023). https://doi.org/10.2179/0008-7475.87.2.153
Received: 21 December 2021; Accepted: 23 May 2022; Published: 17 January 2023
KEYWORDS
grasslands
Mississippi
mowing
Toxomerus marginatus
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