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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''B. angustifolia'' has been found in sand dunes; turkey oak sand ridges; pine scrubs; rosemary-oak scrub sandridge; scrub oak-longleaf pine ridges; wiregrass/longleaf pine sandhills; pine flatwoods; bordering sidestreams; open woodlands; and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium). In human impacted areas it has been found along highways, roadsides, powerline corridors, bulldozed scrub oak ridges, clobbered slash pine forests and slash pine plantations. Soil types include deep sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Gaillardia, Pityopsis, Polygonella, Chrysoma, Ceratiola, Liatris, Leptoloma cognatum, Pinus clausa'', and ''Quercus virginiana'' (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''B. angustifolia'' has been found in sand dunes; turkey oak sand ridges; pine scrubs; rosemary-oak scrub sandridge; scrub oak-longleaf pine ridges; wiregrass/longleaf pine sandhills; pine flatwoods; bordering sidestreams; open woodlands; and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium).There are greater populations of ''B. angustifolia'' in bare, open sands than in sites with shrubs or litter, making it a gap specialist (Stephens et al. 2013). It is early successional species and has been found to have a greater population growth in degraded scrubs compared to intact scrubs (Stephens et al. 2013). It has been found in disturbed areas such as roadsides, highways, powerline corridors, bulldozed scrub oak ridges and clobbered slash pine forest (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include deep sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Gaillardia, Pityopsis, Polygonella, Chrysoma, Ceratiola ericoides, Liatris, Leptoloma cognatum, Pinus clausa'', and ''Quercus virginiana'' (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 13:56, 1 December 2015

Balduina angustifolia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Balduina
Species: B. angustifolia
Binomial name
Balduina angustifolia
(Pursh) B.L. Rob.
Bald angu dist.jpg
Natural range of Balduina angustifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Coastal plain honeycombhead

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Balduina angustifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, B. angustifolia has been found in sand dunes; turkey oak sand ridges; pine scrubs; rosemary-oak scrub sandridge; scrub oak-longleaf pine ridges; wiregrass/longleaf pine sandhills; pine flatwoods; bordering sidestreams; open woodlands; and xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium).There are greater populations of B. angustifolia in bare, open sands than in sites with shrubs or litter, making it a gap specialist (Stephens et al. 2013). It is early successional species and has been found to have a greater population growth in degraded scrubs compared to intact scrubs (Stephens et al. 2013). It has been found in disturbed areas such as roadsides, highways, powerline corridors, bulldozed scrub oak ridges and clobbered slash pine forest (FSU Herbarium). Soil types include deep sand and loamy sand (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Gaillardia, Pityopsis, Polygonella, Chrysoma, Ceratiola ericoides, Liatris, Leptoloma cognatum, Pinus clausa, and Quercus virginiana (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

It has been observed flowering August through November and fruiting September and October (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Balduina angustifoliaat Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, B. pennsylvanicus, Nomada fervida, Svastra aegis, Triepiolus concavus

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlora pura, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, A. sumptuosa, Dieunomia heteropoda, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. miniatulus, L. nymphalis. L. pectoralis, L. puteulanum

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Coelioxys dolichos, C. germana, C. mexicana, C. modesta, C. sayi, C. texana, Dolichostelis louisae, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. georgica, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. petulans, M. policaris, M. pruina, M. texana, M. xylocopoides, Trachusa fontemvitae

Sphecidae: Bembix sayi, Bicyrtes capnoptera, Ectemnius rufipes ais' Philanthus ventilabris

Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis, Pachodynerus erynnis, Zethus slossonae

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowering 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: William P. Adams, Jame Amoroso, Loran C. Anderson, Robert Blaisdell, K.E. Blum, A.F. Clewell, George R. Cooley, Richard J. Eaton, R.K. Godfrey, H.E. Grelen, Bruce Hansen, JoAnn Hansen, Richard D. Houk, R. Kral, Bob Lazor, S.W. Leonard, Sidney McDaniel, Thomas E. Miller, J.B. Morrill, Putnam, James D. Ray Jr., Siri von Reis, Paul L. Redfearn Jr., Paul O. Schallert, Victoria I. Sullivan, Bian Tan, E.L. Tyson, Jean Wooten. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Broward, Calhoun, Collier, Columbia, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Hernando, Highlands, Jackson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Martin, Okaloosa, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, Wakulla. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.