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| name = Urena lobata
 
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| image_caption = Photo by Wayne Matchett, [http://www.spacecoastwildflowers.com  SpaceCoastWildflowers.com]
 
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
 
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Urena lobata'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Urena lobata'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=URLO Plants Database].
 
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Common name: Caesarweed
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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Common name: Caesarweed
 
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
==Ecology==
 
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''U. lobata'' has been found in slash pine forests, live oak woodland, swamp shores, and along lake shores.<ref name="FSU"/> It is also found in disturbed areas including along roadsides, waste areas along canal banks, and wet swales between highways and pine flatwoods.<ref name="FSU"> Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2021. Collectors: George R., Cooley, R. J. Eaton, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, O. Lakela, John Morrill, D. Wise, and Jean W. Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Collier, Indian River, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, and St Johns.</ref>
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
 
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''U. lobata'' has been observed flowering in January and May to December.<ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 14 DEC 2016</ref>
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===Pollination===
 
===Pollination===
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Urena lobata'':
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Sweat bees such as ''Agapostemon splendens'' and ''Halictus poeyi'' (family Halictidae) and leafcutting bees such as ''Dianthidium floridiense'' (family Megachilidae) were observed visiting flowers of ''Urena lobata'' at the Archbold Biological Station,<ref>Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowering plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
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==Cultural use==
 
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==Photo Gallery==
Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense
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==References and notes==
 
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Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Latest revision as of 08:42, 18 July 2022

Urena lobata
Uren loba.jpg
Photo by Wayne Matchett, SpaceCoastWildflowers.com
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Urena
Species: U. lobata
Binomial name
Urena lobata
L.
Uren loba dist.jpg
Natural range of Urena lobata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Caesarweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

U. lobata has been found in slash pine forests, live oak woodland, swamp shores, and along lake shores.[1] It is also found in disturbed areas including along roadsides, waste areas along canal banks, and wet swales between highways and pine flatwoods.[1]

Phenology

U. lobata has been observed flowering in January and May to December.[2]

Pollination

Sweat bees such as Agapostemon splendens and Halictus poeyi (family Halictidae) and leafcutting bees such as Dianthidium floridiense (family Megachilidae) were observed visiting flowers of Urena lobata at the Archbold Biological Station,[3]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

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 Florida State University Herbarium Database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: May 2021. Collectors: George R., Cooley, R. J. Eaton, Robert K. Godfrey, Robert Kral, O. Lakela, John Morrill, D. Wise, and Jean W. Wooten. States and counties: Florida: Collier, Indian River, Osceola, Polk, Putnam, and St Johns.
  2. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 14 DEC 2016
  3. Deyrup, M.A. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowering plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.