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Dune Restoration Plants
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Abstract
Coastal sand frostweed is found on beach dunes, scrub, and sandhills. It is endemic to the Florida Panhandle, Mississippi, and Alabama coastal counties. After Hurricane Katrina, coastal sand frostweed became the plant with highest frequency on stable dunes on Horn Island, Mississippi (Lucas and Carter 2013).
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Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques.
References
Lucas, K.L., and G.A. Carter. 2013. "Change in distribution and composition of vegetated habitats on Horn Island, Mississippi, northern Gulf of Mexico, in the initial five years following Hurricane Katrina." Geomorphology 199:129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.010
Pérez-García, F., and M.E. González-Benito. 2006. "Seed germination of five Helianthemum species: Effect of temperature and presowing treatments." Journal of Arid Environments 65:688-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.10.008
Thanos, C.A., K. Georghiou, C. Kadis, and C. Pantazi.1992. "Cistaceae: a plant family with hard seeds." Israel Journal of Botany 41(4-6):251-263.
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