Polygonella robusta

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

Common name: largeflower jointweed

Ecology

Pollination

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

Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens

Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis, Hylaeus confluens

Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. sumptuosa, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis, Sphecodes heraclei

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L. slossonae

Megachilidae: Anthidiellum perplexum, Coelioxys octodentata, C. sayi, Megachile albitarsis

Pompilidae: Anoplius marginalis, Episyron conterminus posterus, Paracyphonyx funereus

Sphecidae: Bembix sayi, Bicyrtes capnoptera, Cerceris flavofasciata floridensis, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Isodontia exornata, Larra bicolor, Oxybelus emarginatus, O. laetus fulvipes, Philanthus politus, P. ventilabris, Tachysphex similis, Tachytes grisselli, T. validus

Vespidae: Eumenes fraternus, E. smithii, Euodynerus boscii boharti, Monobia quadridens, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Polistes bellicosus, P. dorsalis hunteri, Pseudodynerus quadrisectus, Stenodynerus beameri, S. fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons, S. oculeus, S. pulvinatus surrufus, Zethus slossonae

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.