species 34,579 observations
Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Field notes
Supports All
394
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Pearl Crescent, Green Leuconycta Moth, Aster Tentiform Blotchminer, Isabella Tiger Moth
77
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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, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
24
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Asteromyia laeviana, Asteromyia modesta, Ophiomyia quinta, Calycomyza promissa
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brachypnoea clypealis, Ruffed Grouse, Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Keeled Treehopper
16
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Yellowjacket, Northern Paper Wasp, Bald-faced Hornet
273
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.