Pityopsis graminifolia
| Pityopsis graminifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Pityopsis |
| Species: | P. graminifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pityopsis graminifolia (Michx.) Nutt. | |
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| Natural range of Pityopsis graminifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common name: narrowleaf silkgrass
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Pityopsis graminifolia is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).
Phenology
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Pityopsis graminifolia:
Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis
Apidae: Bombus impatiens
Apidae: Epeolus pusillus
Apidae: Nomada fervida
Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
Halictidae: Augochlora pura
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata
Halictidae: Augochloropsis anonyma
Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica
Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
Halictidae: Lasioglossum miniatulus
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis
Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis
Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum
Megachilidae: Anthidium maculifrons
Megachilidae: Coelioxys octodentata
Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi
Megachilidae: Coelioxys texana
Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense
Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
Megachilidae: Megachile georgica
Megachilidae: Megachile inimica
Megachilidae: Megachile mendica
Megachilidae: Megachile petulans
Megachilidae: Megachile pruina
Sphecidae: Bicyrtes capnoptera
Sphecidae: Cerceris tolteca
Sphecidae: Philanthus ventilabris
Sphecidae: Prionyx thomae
Sphecidae: Trypargilum clavatum johannis
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus
Vespidae: Stenodynerus beameri
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
