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''Stipulicida setacea'' has been observed growing in burned pinewoods (FSU Herbarium).
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===Pollination===
 
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Stipulicida setacea'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Stipulicida setacea'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Revision as of 14:25, 20 November 2015

Stipulicida setacea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Stipulicida
Species: S. setacea
Binomial name
Stipulicida setacea
Michx.
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Natural range of Stipulicida setacea from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: pineland scalypink

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Stipulicida setacea is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain, S. setacea has occurred in shrubless barrens, sandhill clearings in oak woodlands, sand pine-oak scrubs, longleaf pine-saw palmetto flatwoods, edge of cypress wetlands, oak-hickory hammock forests, open oak-hickory-sand pine scrubs, an open slash pine woodland bordering a tidal marsh, and Quercus geminata woods. It has been found in disturbed areas such as powerline corridors, grassy roadsides, sandy old fields, parking areas, moist banks of drainage canals, and a pineapple field (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include loamy sand, sand, and sandy peat (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Lupinus diffusus, Arenaria caroliniana, Opuntia, Parnoychia erecta, Polygonella robusta, Helianthemum, Vaccinium, and Crataegus (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers March through June and fruits May through August (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Stipulicida setacea has been observed growing in burned pinewoods (FSU Herbarium).

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum

Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini, Microdynerus monolobus

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.