species 26,884 observations
Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Field notes
Supports All
68
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Scrobipalpula manierreorum, Aster Tentiform Blotchminer, Two-spotted Dichomeris Moth, Astrotischeria astericola
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Drury's Long-horned Bee, Aster Mining Bee, Eastern Bare-Miner, Composite Bare-Miner
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Asteromyia clarkei, Rhopalomyia weldi, Liriomyza limopsis
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Hidalgo Mason Wasp
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Common Aerial Yellowjacket, Tricolored Bumble Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee
53
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Plant type
- Wildflower Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.