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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'' (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 10:02, 12 November 2015

Pectis linearifolia
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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.
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Natural range of Pectis linearifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida chinchweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Pectis linearifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

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 (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum

Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis

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.