Difference between revisions of "Xyris brevifolia"

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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Xyris brevifolia'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Xyris brevifolia'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common name: shortleaf yelloweyed grass
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
Common name: shortleaf yelloweyed grass
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Xyris brevifolia'':
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Xyris brevifolia'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis
 
  
Halictidae: Lasioglossum tamiamensis
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Halictidae: ''Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. tamiamensis''
  
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
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Megachilidae: ''Megachile brevis pseudobrevis''
  
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
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Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Revision as of 11:42, 13 August 2015

Xyris brevifolia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Commelinales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Xyris
Species: X. brevifolia
Binomial name
Xyris brevifolia
Michx.
Xyri brev dist.jpg
Natural range of Xyris brevifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: shortleaf yelloweyed grass

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis, L. tamiamensis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

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.