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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
This species is distributed along the southeastern coastal plain from Pennsylvania and New Jersey south to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Texas.<ref name= "USDA">- USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 9 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref>
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This species is distributed along the southeastern coastal plain from Pennsylvania and New Jersey south to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Texas.<ref name= "USDA">USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 9 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.</ref> ''E. decangulare'' var. ''decangulare'' can be found from New Jersey south to southern Florida, west to southwest Arkansas and eastern Texas, and south into Mexico and South America. ''E. decangulare'' var. ''latifolium'' can be found only in the panhandle of Florida, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi.<ref name= "Weakley">Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 12:02, 9 May 2019

Eriocaulon decangulare
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Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Eriocaulales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Eriocaulon
Species: E. decangulare
Binomial name
Eriocaulon decangulare
L.
Erio deca dist.jpg
Natural range of Eriocaulon decangulare from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Tenangle pipewort

Taxonomic notes

Varieties: Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus var. latifolium Chapman ex Moldenke; Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus var. decangulare

Description

A description of Eriocaulon decangulare is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

This species is distributed along the southeastern coastal plain from Pennsylvania and New Jersey south to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Texas.[1] E. decangulare var. decangulare can be found from New Jersey south to southern Florida, west to southwest Arkansas and eastern Texas, and south into Mexico and South America. E. decangulare var. latifolium can be found only in the panhandle of Florida, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi.[2]

Ecology

Phenology

E. decangulare has been observed flowering in January and also from March to November with peak inflorescence in June.[3]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Eriocaulon decangulare at Archbold Biological Station: [4]

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. nymphalis, L. tamiamensis

Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Philanthus ventilabris

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 9 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 9 DEC 2016
  4. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.