Euthamia caroliniana

Euthamia caroliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus:	Euthamia
Species:	E. caroliniana
Binomial name
Euthamia caroliniana (L.) Greene ex Porter & Britton
Natural range of Euthamia caroliniana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: slender goldentop

Ecology

Pollination

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

Andrenidae: Andrena fulvipennis

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, Epeolus carolinus

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis, C. simulans, C. thysanellae, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis, L. puteulanum, Sphecodes heraclei

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

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Coelioxys dolichos, C. octodentata, C. sayi, Megachile albitarsis, M. mendica

Pompilidae: Anoplius atrox, A. marginalis, Paracyphonyx funereus

Sphecidae: Ammophila pictipennis, Anacrabro ocellatus, Bembix sayi, Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Epinysson mellipes, Isodontia exornata, Liris beata, Microbembex monodonta, Palmodes dimidiatus, Philanthus politus, P. ventilabris, Prionyx thomae, Tachysphex similis, Tachytes validus

Vespidae: Euodynerus boscii boharti, E. hidalgo, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Polistes bellicosus, P. carolina, P. dorsalis hunteri, P. fuscatus, P. perplexus, 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.