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==Ecology==
 
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''E. quercifolius'' can be found in wetland depressions, wet pinelands, dry turkey-oak pinelands, pine flatwoods, and peaty soils of cypress-gum swamps. In human disturbed areas it has been found along roadsides, vacant lots and drainage ditches (FSU Herbarium). Soils include loamy sand and peaty soil (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Helenium pinnatifidum, Parietaria praetermissa, Micromeria brownei, Spermacoce assurgens, Galium hispidulum, Vicia floridana, Commelina diffusa, Rumex verticillatus, Gallium tinctorium, Boehmeria cylindrica'', and ''Saururus cernuus'' (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''E. quercifolius'' can be found in wetland depressions, wet pinelands, dry turkey-oak pinelands, pine flatwoods, and peaty soils of cypress-gum swamps. In human disturbed areas it has been found along roadsides, vacant lots and drainage ditches (FSU Herbarium). Soils include loamy sand and peaty soil (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Helenium pinnatifidum, Parietaria praetermissa, Micromeria brownei, Spermacoce assurgens, Galium hispidulum, Vicia floridana, Commelina diffusa, Rumex verticillatus, Galium tinctorium, Boehmeria cylindrica'', and ''Saururus cernuus'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 09:12, 3 November 2015

Erigeron quercifolius
Insert.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. quercifolius
Binomial name
Erigeron quercifolius
Lam.
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Natural range of Erigeron quercifolius from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: oakleaf fleabane

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Erigeron quercifolius is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, E. quercifolius can be found in wetland depressions, wet pinelands, dry turkey-oak pinelands, pine flatwoods, and peaty soils of cypress-gum swamps. In human disturbed areas it has been found along roadsides, vacant lots and drainage ditches (FSU Herbarium). Soils include loamy sand and peaty soil (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Helenium pinnatifidum, Parietaria praetermissa, Micromeria brownei, Spermacoce assurgens, Galium hispidulum, Vicia floridana, Commelina diffusa, Rumex verticillatus, Galium tinctorium, Boehmeria cylindrica, and Saururus cernuus (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, Epeolus pusillus

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum tamiamensis

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L. slossonae

Megachilidae: Coelioxys germana, Dianthidium floridiense, Dolichostelis louisae, Heriades leavitti, Megachile albitarsis, M. parallela, M. petulans

Sphecidae: Bicyrtes capnoptera

Vespidae: Euodynerus hidalgo, Pachodynerus erynnis


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.