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| name = Polygonella gracilis
 
| name = Polygonella gracilis
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| image_caption = Photo taken by Gil Nelson
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
 
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Polygonella gracilis'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Polygonella gracilis'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common name: Tall jointweed
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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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A description of ''Polygonella gracilis'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060713 The Flora of North America].
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Seed dispersal===
 
===Seed dispersal===
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This species is thought to be dispersed by gravity. <ref> Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.</ref>
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===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Polygonella gracilis'':
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Polygonella gracilis'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
 
Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis
 
 
 
Colletidae: Colletes thysanellae
 
 
 
Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochlora pura
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis anonyma
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum coreopsis
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum miniatulus
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis
 
 
 
Halictidae: Sphecodes heraclei
 
 
 
Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis
 
 
 
Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni
 
 
 
Leucospididae: Leucospis slossonae
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Heriades leavitti
 
 
 
Pompilidae: Anoplius marginalis
 
 
 
Pompilidae: Episyron conterminus posterus
 
 
 
Pompilidae: Evagetes parvus
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris flavofasciata floridensis
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris rufopicta
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris tolteca
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Isodontia exornata
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Oxybelus emarginatus
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Oxybelus laetus fulvipes
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Philanthus politus
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Philanthus ventilabris
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Tachysphex apicalis
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Tachysphex similis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Eumenes fraternus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Eumenes smithii
 
 
 
Vespidae: Euodynerus castigatus rubrivestris
 
 
 
Vespidae: Leptochilus alcolhuus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Leptochilus republicanus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus pedestris bifurcus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Polistes bellicosus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Polistes dorsalis hunteri
 
  
Vespidae: Stenodynerus beameri
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Colletidae: ''Colletes mandibularis, Colletes thysanellae, Hylaeus confluens''
  
Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis
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Halictidae: ''Augochlora pura, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei''
  
Vespidae: Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus
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Leucospididae: ''Leucospis affinis, L. robertsoni, L. slossonae''
  
Vespidae: Stenodynerus lineatifrons
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Megachilidae: ''Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, Heriades leavitti''
  
Vespidae: Stenodynerus pulvinatus surrufus
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Pompilidae: ''Anoplius marginalis, Episyron conterminus posterus, Evagetes parvus''
  
Vespidae: Zethus slossonae
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Sphecidae: ''Anacrabro ocellatus, Cerceris blakei, C. flavofasciata floridensis, C. rufopicta, C. tolteca, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus emarginatus, O. laetus fulvipes, Philanthus politus, P. ventilabris, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis''
  
Vespidae: Zethus spinipes
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Vespidae: ''Eumenes fraternus, E. smithii, Euodynerus castigatus rubrivestris, Leptochilus alcolhuus, L. republicanus, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. pedestris bifurcus, P. perennis anacardivora, P. salcularis rufulus, Polistes bellicosus, P. dorsalis hunteri, Stenodynerus beameri, S. fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons, S. pulvinatus surrufus, Zethus slossonae, Z. spinipes''
  
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
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Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

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Polygonum pinicola

Polygonella gracilis
FL 11179.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonella
Species: P. gracilis
Binomial name
Polygonella gracilis
Meisn.
Poly grac dist.jpg
Natural range of Polygonella gracilis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Tall jointweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Polygonella gracilis is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

This species is thought to be dispersed by gravity. [1]

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Polygonella gracilis at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis, Colletes thysanellae, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Augochlora pura, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei

Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis, L. robertsoni, L. slossonae

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, Heriades leavitti

Pompilidae: Anoplius marginalis, Episyron conterminus posterus, Evagetes parvus

Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus, Cerceris blakei, C. flavofasciata floridensis, C. rufopicta, C. tolteca, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus emarginatus, O. laetus fulvipes, Philanthus politus, P. ventilabris, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis

Vespidae: Eumenes fraternus, E. smithii, Euodynerus castigatus rubrivestris, Leptochilus alcolhuus, L. republicanus, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. pedestris bifurcus, P. perennis anacardivora, P. salcularis rufulus, Polistes bellicosus, P. dorsalis hunteri, Stenodynerus beameri, S. fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons, S. pulvinatus surrufus, Zethus slossonae, Z. spinipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

  1. Kirkman, L. Katherine. Unpublished database of seed dispersal mode of plants found in Coastal Plain longleaf pine-grasslands of the Jones Ecological Research Center, Georgia.