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Megachilidae:  ''Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. mendica, M. petulans''
 
Megachilidae:  ''Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. mendica, M. petulans''
  
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 13 July 2022

Indigofera hirsuta
Indi hirs.jpg
Photo by Allen Boatman, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: I. hirsuta
Binomial name
Indigofera hirsuta
L.
Indi hirs dist.jpg
Natural range of Indigofera hirsuta from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Hairy indigo[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

This plant is scattered throughout the Southeast, including areas like southern Mississippi and Alabama.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

Indigofera hirsuta frequents sandy disturbed areas, such as wildlife "food fields". It is native to the Old World tropics.[1]

Phenology

It flowers from September to December with peak inflorescence in September.[2]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Indigofera hirsuta at Archbold Biological Station:[3]

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A. perplexum, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. mendica, M. petulans


Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 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: 12 DEC 2016
  3. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.