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Revision as of 10:42, 29 June 2016
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| Photo by Dennis Girard, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae |
| Genus: | Pectis |
| Species: | P. linearifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pectis linearifolia Urb. | |
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| Natural range of Pectis linearifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Florida chinchweed
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
A description of Pectis linearifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.
It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed [1].
Distribution
It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida [1].
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. linearifolia has been observed in sand-shell scrubs, sandridges, abandoned railroad beds, and a cleared longleaf pineland with live oak, saw palmetto, Viburnum obovatum, cabbage palmetto, Fraxinus, Myrica and Salix (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
P. linearifolia has been observed flowering and fruiting August through November (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Pectis linearifolia at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum
Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis
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: Robert K. Godfrey, Olga Lakela, M. Menzel, Jackie Patman, James D. Ray Jr., D. Wise. States and Counties: Florida: Collier, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
