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==Ecology==
 
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''C. arenicola'' has been found to occur in upland hardwood associations of ''Quercus'' and ''Sabal palmetto'' (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Quercus, Myrica, Sabal palmetto, Eupatorium, Galactia'', and ''Clematis'' (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''C. arenicola'' has been found to occur in upland hardwood associations of ''Quercus'' and ''Sabal palmetto''<ref name="FSU">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Olga Lakela. States and Counties: Florida: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref>. Associated species include ''Quercus, Myrica, Sabal palmetto, Eupatorium, Galactia'', and ''Clematis''<ref name="FSU"></ref>.
  
 
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Flowers in August and September (FSU Herbarium).
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Centrosema arenicola'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Centrosema arenicola'' at Archbold Biological Station<ref>Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>:
  
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
 
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Olga Lakela. States and Counties: Florida: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
 

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Centrosema arenicola
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Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Centrosema
Species: C. arenicola
Binomial name
Centrosema arenicola
(Small) F.J. Herm.
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Natural range of Centrosema arenicola from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: pineland butterfly pea

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Centrosema arenicolum (Small) F.J.Herm.; Bradburya arenicola Small; Bradburya floridana Britton

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, C. arenicola has been found to occur in upland hardwood associations of Quercus and Sabal palmetto[1]. Associated species include Quercus, Myrica, Sabal palmetto, Eupatorium, Galactia, and Clematis[1].

Phenology

Flowers in August and September[1].

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Centrosema arenicola at Archbold Biological Station[2]:

Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus

Megachilidae: Megachile integra, M. mendica

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Olga Lakela. States and Counties: Florida: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  2. Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.