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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. tenuifolia'' has been found in longleaf pine scrub oak ridges (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include longleaf pine, slash pine, and scrub oak (FSU Herbarium).
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Habitats of ''P. tenuifolia'' include longleaf pine/scrub oak ridges, sandhills, and dry pinelands <ref name="eol"/>(FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Balduina angustifolia, Licania michauxii, Conradina canescens, Opuntia humifusa, O. pusilla, Froelichia floridana, Cypersus retrosus, Stipulicida setacea, Polygonella gracilis, Diodia teres, Triplasis americana'',and ''Heterotheca subaxillaris (UF Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 13:56, 22 February 2016

Polanisia tenuifolia
Pola tenu.jpg
Photo by Pete Dunkelberg, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Brassicales
Family: Cleomaceae
Genus: Polanisia
Species: P. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Polanisia tenuifolia
Torr. & A. Gray
Pola tenu dist.jpg
Natural range of Polanisia tenuifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Slenderleaf clammyweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Polanisia tenuifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

It is a regional endemic found in the Florida panhandle to southeast Mississippi[1].

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats of P. tenuifolia include longleaf pine/scrub oak ridges, sandhills, and dry pinelands [1](FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Balduina angustifolia, Licania michauxii, Conradina canescens, Opuntia humifusa, O. pusilla, Froelichia floridana, Cypersus retrosus, Stipulicida setacea, Polygonella gracilis, Diodia teres, Triplasis americana,and Heterotheca subaxillaris (UF Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Dolichostelis louisae, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini, Microdynerus monolobus, Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus

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.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Angus Gholson Jr., Robert K. Godfrey. States and Counties: Florida: Liberty, Putnam. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

  1. 1.0 1.1 [[1]]Encyclopedia of Life. Accessed: February 21, 2016