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  8. Puget Sound Gumweed

species 4,958 observations

Puget Sound Gumweed

Grindelia integrifolia

Status
native
Bees
12 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

95 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it American Sunflower Moth, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Orange Tortrix Moth, Bertha Armyworm Moth 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Curved Pebble Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee 12
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Calycomyza platyptera 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Black-footed Drone Fly, Punctate Blister Beetle, Convergent Lady Beetle 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Western Leafcutter Bee, Texas Striped Sweat Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee 71

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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