Asemeia grandiflora
| Asemeia grandiflora | |
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| Photo taken by Michelle M. Smith | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Polygalales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Genus: | Asemeia |
| Species: | A. grandiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Asemeia grandiflora Walter | |
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| Natural range of Asemeia grandiflora from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: Showy milkwort
Synonym: Polygala grandiflora
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Taxonomic notes
Pastore and Abbott (2012) explain the taxonomic history behind the Asemeia genus which previously was under the Polygala genus and is still under the Polgalaceae family. Asemeia grandiflora was previously Polygala grandiflora but since has changed in 2012. More information can be found in their paper, Taxonomic notes and new combinations for Asemeia (Polygalaceae).
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
This species has been found growing within calcareous glades, upland pine woods, longleaf pine-scrub oak sand ridges, savannas, and sandhill communities (Deyrup et al 2002, FSU Herbarium). It has also been observed growing in swales of slash pine plantations (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
This species has been observed flowering and fruiting in May (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Flowers within two months of burning in early summer (Robertson).
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Asemeia grandiflora at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum
Use by animals
Deyrup observed this bee, Anthidiellum notatum rufimaculatum, on A. grandiflora (Deyrup et al 2002).
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.
Deyrup, M. J. E., and Beth Norden (2002). "The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)." Insecta mundi 16(1-3).
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: Ann F. Johnson, Wilson Baker, Roy Komarek, R. A. Norris, Robert K. Godfrey, A. Gholson Jr., Chris Cooksey, Kevin Oakes, and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties: Florida: Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Sarasota, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas.
Robertson, Kevin M. 2014. Personal observation at Pebble Hill Plantation, Grady County, GA.
