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===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. feayi'' can occur in oak-palmetto-''Lyonia'' scrubs, sand pine scrubs, and pine/palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing with ''Bigelowia nuttallii'' in sandbur-natal grass in an open sand pine remnant. | + | In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. feayi'' can occur in oak-palmetto-''Lyonia'' scrubs, sand pine scrubs, and pine/palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing with ''Bigelowia nuttallii'' in sandbur-natal grass in an open sand pine remnant. Associated species include ''Bigelowia nuttallii, Serenoa repens, Pinus clausa,'' natalgrass, sandbur, and oak species (FSU Herbarium) |
===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/ --> | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 14 December 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
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Palafoxia feayi is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. feayi can occur in oak-palmetto-Lyonia scrubs, sand pine scrubs, and pine/palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing with Bigelowia nuttallii in sandbur-natal grass in an open sand pine remnant. Associated species include Bigelowia nuttallii, Serenoa repens, Pinus clausa, natalgrass, sandbur, and oak species (FSU Herbarium)
Phenology
Flowers July through December (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
It has been observed growing in a burned scrub (FSU Herbarium).
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, D. Burch, George R. Cooley, R.J. Eaton, Robert K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Olga Lakela, S.W. Leonard, Victoria Sullivan, D.B. Ward. States and Counties: Florida: Brevard, Collier, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Marion, Pinellas, Polk. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
