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Revision as of 10:42, 6 October 2015

Palafoxia feayi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Palafoxia
Species: P. feayi
Binomial name
Palafoxia feayi
A. Gray
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Natural range of Palafoxia feayi from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Feay's palafox

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Palafoxia feayi is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes thysanellae

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. placidensis

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Coelioxys sayi, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. georgica, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. policaris, M. texana, M. xylocopoides

Pompilidae: Episyron conterminus posterus

Sphecidae: Ammophila urnaria, Tachytes pepticus

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus perennis anacardivora, 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.