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A description of ''Conyza canadensis'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023708 The Flora of North America]. | A description of ''Conyza canadensis'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200023708 The Flora of North America]. | ||
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Conyza canadensis | |
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Photo taken by Kevin Robertson | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
Genus: | Conyza |
Species: | C. canadensis |
Binomial name | |
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist | |
Natural range of Conyza canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database. |
Common name: Canadian horseweed
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Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Erigeron canadensis Linnaeus; Conyza canadensis var. glabrata (A. Gray) Cronquist; C. canadensis var. pusilla (Nuttall) Cronquist; C. parva Cronquist; Erigeron canadensis var. pusillus (Nuttall) B. Boivin The Flora of North America.
Description
A description of Conyza canadensis is provided in The Flora of North America.
Ecology
Seed dispersal
According to Kay Kirkman, a plant ecologist, this species disperses by wind. [1]
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Conyza canadensis at Archbold Biological Station. [2]
Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis
Apidae: Epeolus carolinus
Halictidae: Sphecodes heraclei
Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis
Pompilidae: Episyron conterminus posterus
Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus, Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Microbembex monodonta, Pluto rufibasis, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis
Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus beameri, S. fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus