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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''P. rigida'' has been found in xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 10:27, 12 November 2015

Piloblephis rigida
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae
Genus: Piloblephis
Species: P. rigida
Binomial name
Piloblephis rigida
(W. Bartram ex Benth.) Raf.
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Natural range of Piloblephis rigida from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: wild pennyroyal

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, P. rigida has been found in xeric oak/saw palmetto scrubs (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Piloblephis rigida at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Oxybelus laetus fulvipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

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.