Polygonella basiramia

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Polygonella basiramia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonella
Species: P. basiramia
Binomial name
Polygonella basiramia
(Small) G.L. Nesom & V.M. Bates
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Natural range of Polygonella basiramia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida jointweed, wireweed

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

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

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis

Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella gratiosa, Augochloropsis anonyma, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis

Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis

Sphecidae: Anacrabro ocellatus, Philanthus politus, Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Stenodynerus histrionalis rufustus

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.