Difference between revisions of "Asclepias curtissii"
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| + | Common names: Curtiss' milkweed | ||
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| + | Synonyms: ''Oxypteryx curtissii'' (A. Gray) Small | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses--> | ||
===Pollination=== | ===Pollination=== | ||
| − | + | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Asclepias curtissii'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | |
| − | Halictidae Lasioglossum nymphalis | + | Halictidae ''Lasioglossum nymphalis'' |
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.--> | ||
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==Photo Gallery== | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
==References and notes== | ==References and notes== | ||
| + | Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA. | ||
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Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931. | Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931. | ||
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print. | Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print. | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 3 August 2015
| Asclepias curtissii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Asclepiadaceae |
| Genus: | Asclepias |
| Species: | A. curtissii |
| Binomial name | |
| Asclepias curtissii A. Gray | |
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| Natural range of Asclepias curtissii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common names: Curtiss' milkweed
Synonyms: Oxypteryx curtissii (A. Gray) Small
Contents
Description
Distribution
It is found in central and southern peninsula of Florida (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Ecology
Habitat
It is found in the scrub habitats (Weakley 2015 and Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Phenology
It flowers from spring to summer (Wunderlin and Hansen 2011).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Asclepias curtissii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae Lasioglossum nymphalis
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 931.
Wunderlin, Richard P. and Bruce F. Hansen. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. Third edition. 2011. University Press of Florida: Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton/Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers. 270. Print.
