Conyza canadensis

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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
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Natural range of Conyza canadensis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Canadian horseweed

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.

Distribution

Ecology

Pollination

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

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

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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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.