RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Wiregrass Grown from Seeds Obtained on Florida Flatwood and Sandhill Sites JF Native Plants Journal JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 123 OP 130 DO 10.2979/NPJ.2004.5.2.123 VO 5 IS 2 A1 Kalmbacher, Rob A1 Norcini, Jeff A1 Pittman, Tim A1 Pfaff, Sharon A1 Martin, Frank YR 2004 UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/5/2/123.abstract AB The results of our 2 long-term studies indicate that while it may be best to restore a site with wiregrass (Aristida beyrichinia Trin. & Rupr. [Poaceae]) obtained from a similar site, it does not seem to be essential. In the first study, after 12 y, plants grown on a flatwood site in south-central Florida from seeds collected at a sandhill site (2 locations) in north-central Florida had 83% survival and average aboveground dry mass was 39 g/plant (1.4 oz) with basal diameter of 11.6 cm (4.6 in). In a second study, wiregrass plants from seeds collected at 8 locations (8 entries) across Florida were grown on a flatwood site in central Florida. Four of these entries were also grown on a sandhill site in north Florida. After 4 y on the flatwood site, one entry originating from a nearby flatwood survived better (88%) than the 7 other entries. One entry from a sandhill was notably inferior in survival (3%), but for the remaining 6 entries survival was similar (average 32%). On the sandhill site, the same entry of flatwood origin that had 88% survival on a flatwood had 92% survival, while the other 3 entries averaged 7% survival. Plant dry mass and diameter were not strongly associated with plant origin. Mass averaged 14.8 and 3.1 g/plant (0.52 and 0.11 oz) and diameter averaged 63 and 30 mm/plant (2.5 and 1.8 in) on the flatwood and sandhill sites, respectively.