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Habitats of ''E. decangulare'' var. ''decangulare'' include wet pine flatwoods and savannas, mafic fens and seeps, bogs, wind-tidal marshes, and seasonally flooded pools. As well, ''E. decangulare'' var. ''latifolium'' can be found in seepage bogs.<ref name= "Weakley"/>
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Habitats of ''E. decangulare'' var. ''decangulare'' include wet pine flatwoods and savannas, mafic fens and seeps, bogs, wind-tidal marshes, and seasonally flooded pools. As well, ''E. decangulare'' var. ''latifolium'' can be found in seepage bogs.<ref name= "Weakley"/> The species is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an obligate wetland species that is almost exclusively found in wetland habitats.<ref name= "USDA"/>
  
 
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Revision as of 13:51, 9 May 2019

Eriocaulon decangulare
Erio deca.jpg
Photo by John R. Gwaltney, Southeastern Flora.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Eriocaulales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Eriocaulon
Species: E. decangulare
Binomial name
Eriocaulon decangulare
L.
Erio deca dist.jpg
Natural range of Eriocaulon decangulare from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Tenangle pipewort

Taxonomic notes

Varieties: Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus var. latifolium Chapman ex Moldenke; Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus var. decangulare

Description

A description of Eriocaulon decangulare is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

This species is distributed along the southeastern coastal plain from Pennsylvania and New Jersey south to Florida and west to Oklahoma and Texas.[1] E. decangulare var. decangulare can be found from New Jersey south to southern Florida, west to southwest Arkansas and eastern Texas, and south into Mexico and South America. E. decangulare var. latifolium can be found only in the panhandle of Florida, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

Habitats of E. decangulare var. decangulare include wet pine flatwoods and savannas, mafic fens and seeps, bogs, wind-tidal marshes, and seasonally flooded pools. As well, E. decangulare var. latifolium can be found in seepage bogs.[2] The species is listed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service as an obligate wetland species that is almost exclusively found in wetland habitats.[1]

Phenology

Generally, E. decangulare flowers from June until October.[2] It has been observed flowering in January and also from March to November with peak inflorescence in June.[3]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Eriocaulon decangulare at Archbold Biological Station: [4]

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. nymphalis, L. tamiamensis

Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Philanthus ventilabris

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus

Conservation and management

This species is listed as extirpated by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and it is listed as endangered by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Natural Heritage Program.[1]

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 9 May 2019). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 9 DEC 2016
  4. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.