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In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, ''P. procumbens'' can be found in open woodlands near streamlet crossing, well drained sandy soils of citrus furrows, annually burned savannas, sandy soils of exposed karst pond shores, annually burned longleaf pineland, well drained uplands, and coastal dunes (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in compacted soils of roadways, frequently mowed lawns, and roadside depressions. Associated species include ''Lindernia, Murdannia, Kyllinga and Sida'' (FSU Herbarium).
 
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Deyrup observed this bee, Dialictus nymphalis, on P. procumbens (Deyrup et al 2002). Cover of P. procumbens decreased significantly through time after three grazing treatments (no grazing by deer or cattle, grazing by deer, or grazing by deer and cattle) in thinned and clearcut forested areas (Brockway and Lewis 2003).  
 
Deyrup observed this bee, Dialictus nymphalis, on P. procumbens (Deyrup et al 2002). Cover of P. procumbens decreased significantly through time after three grazing treatments (no grazing by deer or cattle, grazing by deer, or grazing by deer and cattle) in thinned and clearcut forested areas (Brockway and Lewis 2003).  
 
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Revision as of 10:03, 5 October 2015

Polypremum procumbens
Polypremum procumbens Gil.jpg
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Buddlejaceae
Genus: Polypremum
Species: P. procumbens
Binomial name
Polypremum procumbens
L.
POLY PROC dist.jpg
Natural range of Polypremum procumbens from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: juniper leaf

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, P. procumbens can be found in open woodlands near streamlet crossing, well drained sandy soils of citrus furrows, annually burned savannas, sandy soils of exposed karst pond shores, annually burned longleaf pineland, well drained uplands, and coastal dunes (FSU Herbarium). It can also be found in compacted soils of roadways, frequently mowed lawns, and roadside depressions. Associated species include Lindernia, Murdannia, Kyllinga and Sida (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Microbembex monodonta

Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis

Use by animals

Deyrup observed this bee, Dialictus nymphalis, on P. procumbens (Deyrup et al 2002). Cover of P. procumbens decreased significantly through time after three grazing treatments (no grazing by deer or cattle, grazing by deer, or grazing by deer and cattle) in thinned and clearcut forested areas (Brockway and Lewis 2003).

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Brockway, D. G. and C. E. Lewis (2003). "Influence of deer, cattle grazing and timber harvest on plant species diversity in a longleaf pine bluestem ecosystem." Forest Ecology and Management 175: 49-69.

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Deyrup, M. J. E., and Beth Norden (2002). "The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)." Insecta mundi 16(1-3).