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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Pityopsis graminifolia'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Pityopsis graminifolia'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common name: narrowleaf silkgrass
 
==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. -->
Common name: narrowleaf silkgrass
 
  
 
==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===
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Pityopsis graminifolia'':
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Pityopsis graminifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
 
Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis
 
 
 
Apidae: Bombus impatiens
 
 
 
Apidae: Epeolus pusillus
 
 
 
Apidae: Nomada fervida
 
 
 
Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis
 
 
 
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochlora pura
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis anonyma
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
 
 
 
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum miniatulus
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis
 
  
Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis
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Andrenidae: ''Andrena fulvipennis''
  
Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni
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Apidae: ''Bombus impatiens, Epeolus pusillus, Nomada fervida''
  
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum
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Colletidae: ''Colletes mandibularis''
  
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum
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Halictidae: ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. pectoralis, L. placidensis''
  
Megachilidae: Anthidium maculifrons
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Leucospididae: ''Leucospis robertsoni''
  
Megachilidae: Coelioxys octodentata
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Megachilidae: ''Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys octodentata, C. sayi, C. texana, Dianthidium floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. georgica, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. pruina''
  
Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi
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Sphecidae: ''Bicyrtes capnoptera, Cerceris tolteca, Philanthus ventilabris, Prionyx thomae, Trypargilum clavatum johannis''
  
Megachilidae: Coelioxys texana
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Vespidae: ''Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus beameri''
 
 
Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile georgica
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile inimica
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile mendica
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile petulans
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile pruina
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Bicyrtes capnoptera
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris tolteca
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Philanthus ventilabris
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Prionyx thomae
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Trypargilum clavatum johannis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Stenodynerus beameri
 
  
 
===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==
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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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Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
 
Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.

Revision as of 09:12, 11 August 2015

Pityopsis graminifolia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pityopsis
Species: P. graminifolia
Binomial name
Pityopsis graminifolia
(Michx.) Nutt.
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Natural range of Pityopsis graminifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: narrowleaf silkgrass

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Pityopsis graminifolia is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis

Apidae: Bombus impatiens, Epeolus pusillus, Nomada fervida

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. pectoralis, L. placidensis

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys octodentata, C. sayi, C. texana, Dianthidium floridiense, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. georgica, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. pruina

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes capnoptera, Cerceris tolteca, Philanthus ventilabris, Prionyx thomae, Trypargilum clavatum johannis

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus beameri

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.

Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.