Hasteola robertiorum

Hasteola robertiorum
Growing in a calcareous hydric hammock

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hasteola
Species:
H. robertiorum
Binomial name
Hasteola robertiorum
L.C.Anderson[2]

Hasteola robertiorum, commonly referred to as hammockherb or Gulf coast hammock plantain,[2] is a rare species of flowering plant endemic to north-central peninsular Florida in the US.[1]

Habitat

It grows in hydric hammocks and mucky microhabitats along spring-fed blackwater rivers.[1][3]

In the hammock context, it is known to grow in the understory of swamp laurel oak, American sweetgum, and southern live oak.[1]

Conservation

The species is known from two disjunct metapopulations in Levy and Lake counties, where it is known from only 4 sites. However, it is possible that there are as-of-yet undiscovered populations in the hammocks of the Big Bend region.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hasteola robertiorum". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Hasteola robertiorum". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Hasteola robertiorum". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 10 December 2025.