Polygonum pinicola

Polygonum pinicola
Photo taken by Gil Nelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Polygonum
Species:	P. pinicola
Binomial name
Polygonum pinicola Meisn.
Natural range of Polygonum pinicola from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: tall jointweed

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Polygonella gracilis

Description

A description of Polygonum pinicola is provided in The Flora of North America.

Ecology

Pollination

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

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis, Colletes thysanellae, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Augochlora pura, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei

Leucospididae: Leucospis affinis, L. robertsoni, L. slossonae

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, Heriades leavitti

Pompilidae: Anoplius marginalis, Episyron conterminus posterus, Evagetes parvus

Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus, Cerceris blakei, C. flavofasciata floridensis, C. rufopicta, C. tolteca, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus emarginatus, O. laetus fulvipes, Philanthus politus, P. ventilabris, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis

Vespidae: Eumenes fraternus, E. smithii, Euodynerus castigatus rubrivestris, Leptochilus alcolhuus, L. republicanus, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus fulvipes rufovestris, P. pedestris bifurcus, P. perennis anacardivora, P. salcularis rufulus, Polistes bellicosus, P. dorsalis hunteri, Stenodynerus beameri, S. fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons, S. pulvinatus surrufus, Zethus slossonae, Z. spinipes

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.