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

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

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica, Lasioglossum nymphalis

Megachilidae: Dolichostelis louisae, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini, Microdynerus monolobus, Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.