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===Seed bank and germination===
 
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It is believed that ''P. dentoceras'' is not dependent on fire, however only depends on sufficient gaps<ref name="fws">. It demonstrates allelopathic capabilities than may create suitable conditions to maintain enough bare sand needed. Individuals do not
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Polygonum dentoceras'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
 
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of ''Polygonum dentoceras'' at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Revision as of 17:13, 24 February 2016

Polygonum dentoceras
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Polygonum
Species: P. dentoceras
Binomial name
Polygonum dentoceras
(Small) Horton
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Natural range of Polygonum dentoceras from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Sandlace, Small's jointweed

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Polygonella myriophylla

Description

A description of Polygonum dentoceras is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

It is endemic to the ridges of central Florida[1].

Ecology

Habitat

It is found in the dry sands of Florida rosemary scrubs in central Florida[2]. It is a gap specialist and has allelopathic properties, specifically to grasses[3]

Phenology

Reproduces sexually and asexually[4]. Fruits and flowers all year[1].

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

It is believed that P. dentoceras is not dependent on fire, however only depends on sufficient gaps<ref name="fws">. It demonstrates allelopathic capabilities than may create suitable conditions to maintain enough bare sand needed. Individuals do not

Pollination

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

Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni

Sphecidae: Bembecinus nanus floridanus, Cerceris blakei, Tachytes pepticus

Vespidae: Leptochilus krombeini, Stenodynerus beameri

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.

  1. 1.0 1.1 [[1]] Florida Natural Areas Inventory. Accessed: February 24, 2016
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: February 2016. Collectors: L.J. Brass, D. Burch, George R. Cooley, Chas. C. Deam, Robert K. Godfrey, O. Lakela, Robert Kral, S.W. Leonard, John K. Small, D.B. Ward, Kenneth A. Wilson, Carrol E. Wood. States and Counties: Florida: DeSoto, Highlands, Polk. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  3. Weidenhamer, J. D., D. C. Hartnett, et al. (1989). "Density-Dependent Phytotoxicity: Distinguishing Resource Competition and Allelopathic Interference in Plants." Journal of Applied Ecology 26(2): 613-624.
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