Parkinsonia aculeata

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Parkinsonia aculeata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae
Genus: Parkinsonia
Species: P. aculeata
Binomial name
Parkinsonia aculeata
L.
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Natural range of Parkinsonia aculeata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: Jerusalem thorn

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Parkinsonia aculeata:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum

Megachilidae: Anthidium maculifrons

Megachilidae: Coelioxys germana

Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi

Megachilidae: Coelioxys texana

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Megachilidae: Dolichostelis louisae

Megachilidae: Heriades leavitti

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Megachilidae: Megachile exilis parexilis

Megachilidae: Megachile frugalis

Megachilidae: Megachile georgica

Megachilidae: Megachile inimica

Megachilidae: Megachile integra

Megachilidae: Megachile mendica

Megachilidae: Megachile petulans

Megachilidae: Megachile policaris

Megachilidae: Megachile rugifrons

Megachilidae: Megachile texana

Sphecidae: Ectemnius rufipes ais

Vespidae: Polistes exclamans

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes