Polanisia tenuifolia

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Polanisia tenuifolia
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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
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Natural range of Polanisia tenuifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: slenderleaf clammyweed

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Polanisia tenuifolia:

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Dolichostelis louisae

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei

Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais

Sphecidae: Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini

Vespidae: Microdynerus monolobus

Vespidae: Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes