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Revision as of 12:59, 18 June 2019

Pectis linearifolia
Pect line.jpg
Photo by Dennis Girard, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae
Genus: Pectis
Species: P. linearifolia
Binomial name
Pectis linearifolia
Urb.
Pect line dist.jpg
Natural range of Pectis linearifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida chinchweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Pectis linearifolia is provided in The Flora of North America.

It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed.[1]

Distribution

It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida.[1]

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. linearifolia has been observed in sand-shell scrubs, sandridges, abandoned railroad beds, and a cleared longleaf pineland with live oak, saw palmetto, Viburnum obovatum, cabbage palmetto, Fraxinus, Myrica and Salix. [2]

Phenology

P. linearifolia has been observed flowering and fruiting August through November. [2]

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Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum

Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis Aphids are the only known parasites.[3]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 [[1]] Accessed: February 18, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Olga Lakela, M. Menzel, Jackie Patman, James D. Ray Jr., D. Wise. States and Counties: Florida: Collier, Manatee, Polk, Sarasota. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  3. Osorio R. 1990 Pectis linearifolia Palmetto 10(4):4