species 1,343 observations
Mountain Thistle
Cirsium scopulorum
Field notes
Supports All
111
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, Pale Crescent, American Lady
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
9
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Kern's Flower Scarab, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Hoary Comma, Western Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Monarch
80
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.