Phyla nodiflora

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Phyla nodiflora
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Phyla
Species: P. nodiflora
Binomial name
Phyla nodiflora
(L.) Greene
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Natural range of Phyla nodiflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: turkey tangle fogfruit

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. nodiflora has been observed growing in roadside hydric seepage bogs and exposed limerock (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Bidens, Polygonum, Cyperus and Ludwigia (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum lepidii

Megachilidae: Anthidium maculifrons, Coelioxys mexicana, C. texana, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica

Sphecidae: Ammophila urnaria, Bicyrtes insidiatrix, Prionyx thomae

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.