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Common name: Florida chinchweed
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Common name: Florida chinchweed<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
A description of ''Pectis linearifolia'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067296 The Flora of North America].
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A description of ''Pectis linearifolia'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067296 The Flora of North America]. It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed.<ref name="rufino">[[http://www.rufino-osorio.com/articles/pectis_linearifolia.pdf]] Accessed: February 18, 2016</ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida,<ref name="rufino"/> specifically starting at Alachua County and continuing south.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref> 
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. linearifolia'' has been observed in sand-shell scrubs, sandridges, abandoned railroad beds, and a cleared longleaf pineland with live oak, saw palmetto, ''Viburnum obovatum'', cabbage palmetto, ''Fraxinus, Myrica'' and ''Salix'' (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. linearifolia'' has been observed in sand-shell scrubs, sandridges, abandoned railroad beds, and a cleared longleaf pineland with live oak, saw palmetto, ''Viburnum obovatum'', cabbage palmetto, ''Fraxinus, Myrica'' and ''Salix.'' <ref name="FSU Herbarium">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Olga Lakela, M. Menzel, Jackie Patman, James D. Ray Jr., D. Wise. States and Counties: Florida: Collier, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref>
  
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
===Seed dispersal===
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''P. linearifolia'' has been observed flowering and fruiting August through November. <ref name="FSU Herbarium"/>
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===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
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Seeds germinate when scattered in pot or on the ground however have trouble growing indoors. <ref>Osorio R. 1990 ''Pectis linearifolia'' Palmetto 10(4):4</ref>
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Pectis linearifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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===Herbivory and toxicology=== <!--Common herbivores, granivory, insect hosting, poisonous chemicals, allelopathy, etc-->
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''Pectis linearifolia'' was observed at the Archbold Biological Station to host sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as ''Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis'' and ''L. puteulanum'', and wasps from the Vespidae family such as ''Stenodynerus fundatiformis''.<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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===Diseases and parasites===
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Aphids are the only known parasites.<ref>Osorio R. 1990 ''Pectis linearifolia'' Palmetto 10(4):4</ref>
  
Halictidae:  ''Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum''
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
Vespidae:  ''Stenodynerus fundatiformis''
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==Cultural use==
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==Photo Gallery==
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===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Diseases and parasites===
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
 
==References and notes==
 
==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.
 

Latest revision as of 07:18, 15 July 2022

Pectis linearifolia
Pect line.jpg
Photo by Dennis Girard, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Pectis
Species: P. linearifolia
Binomial name
Pectis linearifolia
Urb.
Pect line dist.jpg
Natural range of Pectis linearifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida chinchweed[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

A description of Pectis linearifolia is provided in The Flora of North America. It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed.[2]

Distribution

It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida,[2] specifically starting at Alachua County and continuing south.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. linearifolia has been observed in sand-shell scrubs, sandridges, abandoned railroad beds, and a cleared longleaf pineland with live oak, saw palmetto, Viburnum obovatum, cabbage palmetto, Fraxinus, Myrica and Salix. [3]

Phenology

P. linearifolia has been observed flowering and fruiting August through November. [3]

Seed bank and germination

Seeds germinate when scattered in pot or on the ground however have trouble growing indoors. [4]

Herbivory and toxicology

Pectis linearifolia was observed at the Archbold Biological Station to host sweat bees from the Halictidae family such as Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis and L. puteulanum, and wasps from the Vespidae family such as Stenodynerus fundatiformis.[5]

Diseases and parasites

Aphids are the only known parasites.[6]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 [[1]] Accessed: February 18, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Olga Lakela, M. Menzel, Jackie Patman, James D. Ray Jr., D. Wise. States and Counties: Florida: Collier, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  4. Osorio R. 1990 Pectis linearifolia Palmetto 10(4):4
  5. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
  6. Osorio R. 1990 Pectis linearifolia Palmetto 10(4):4