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Common name: Florida chinchweed
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Common name: Florida chinchweed<ref name="weakley">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.</ref>
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">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.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley">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.</ref>
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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A description of ''Pectis linearifolia'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067296 The Flora of North America].
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A description of ''Pectis linearifolia'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250067296 The Flora of North America]. It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed.<ref name="rufino">[[http://www.rufino-osorio.com/articles/pectis_linearifolia.pdf]] Accessed: February 18, 2016</ref>  
 
 
It is a small, annual species that emits a lemon-citrus odor when crushed.<ref name="rufino">[[http://www.rufino-osorio.com/articles/pectis_linearifolia.pdf]] Accessed: February 18, 2016</ref>
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida.<ref name="rufino"/>
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It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida,<ref name="rufino"/> specifically starting at Alachua County and continuing south.<ref name="weakley">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.</ref> 
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==

Revision as of 11:16, 16 November 2020

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[1]

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

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.[2]

Distribution

It is endemic to southern peninsular Florida,[2] specifically starting at Alachua County and continuing south.[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. [3]

Phenology

P. linearifolia has been observed flowering and fruiting August through November. [3]

Seed bank and germination

Seeds germinate when scattered in pot or on the ground however have trouble growing indoors. [4]

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Pectis linearifolia at Archbold Biological Station: [5]

Halictidae: Augochlorella gratiosa, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum

Vespidae: Stenodynerus fundatiformis <===Diseases and parasites=== Aphids are the only known parasites.[6]

Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. 2.0 2.1 [[1]] Accessed: February 18, 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.
  4. Osorio R. 1990 Pectis linearifolia Palmetto 10(4):4
  5. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
  6. Osorio R. 1990 Pectis linearifolia Palmetto 10(4):4