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Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Opuntia humifusa'':
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Apidae: Apis mellifera
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Apidae: Bombus impatiens
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Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus
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Apidae: Mellisodes communis
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Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
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Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata
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Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa
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Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
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Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
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Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum
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Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense
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Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus
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Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
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Megachilidae: Megachile policaris
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===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Diseases and parasites===
 
===Diseases and parasites===

Revision as of 11:39, 1 July 2015

Opuntia humifusa
Insert.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Species: O. humifusa
Binomial name
Opuntia humifusa
(Raf.) Raf.
Insert.jpg
Natural range of Opuntia humifusa from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

devil's-tongue

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Opuntia humifusa:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus

Apidae: Mellisodes communis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata

Halictidae: Augochloropsis sumptuosa

Halictidae: Halictus poeyi

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Halictidae: Lasioglossum puteulanum

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Megachilidae: Lithurgus gibbosus

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Megachilidae: Megachile policaris

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes