Difference between revisions of "Paronychia americana"
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Flowers March through May and September (FSU Herbarium). | Flowers March through May and September (FSU Herbarium). | ||
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The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Paronychia americana'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Paronychia americana'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015): | ||
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==Cultivation and restoration== | ==Cultivation and restoration== | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 24 March 2016
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| Photo by Patricia Howell, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Paronychia |
| Species: | P. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Paronychia americana (Nutt.) Fenzl ex Walp. | |
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| Natural range of Paronychia americana from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common name: American nailwort
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Synonyms: Paronychia americana (Nuttall) Fenzl ex Walpers ssp. americana; Paronychia americana (Nuttall) Fenzl ex Walpers ssp. pauciflora (Small) Chaudhri; Siphonychia americana (Nuttall) Torrey & Gray; Siphonychia pauciflora Small
Description
A description of Paronychia americana is provided in The Flora of North America.
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
Paronychia americana can occur in sandhills, sand pine scrubs, turkey oak woods, wiregrass savannas, and grassy recreation fields (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include sand pine, live oak, turkey oak, bluejack oak, and wiregrass (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers March through May and September (FSU Herbarium).
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Paronychia americana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. placidensis
Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
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.
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, Michael B. Brooks, George R. Cooley, Bob Fewster, Robert K. Godfrey, Mike Jenkins, Walter Judd, R. Kral, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, Joseph Monachino, Cecil R. Slaughter, Bian Tan, R.L. Wilbur. States and Counties: Alabama: Pike. Florida: Brevard, Collier, Columbia, Hernando, Flagler, Lake, Leon, Palm Beach. Georgia: Emanuel, Laurens, Telfair. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
