species 31,324 observations
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
Field notes
Supports All
202
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Silvery Checkerspot, Bordered Patch, Hairy Dichomeris Moth, Cremastobombycia ignota
15
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee
15
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera verbesinae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Iridescent Bromeliad Fly, Euodynerus pratensis, Elephant Mosquito, Fraternal Potter Wasp
17
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Gray Hairstreak
154
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.