species 25,023 observations
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Field notes
Supports All
103
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Virginian Tiger Moth, Red Groundling Moth, Bent-winged Acleris Moth, Ironweed Stem Borer Moth
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Oblique Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Denticulate Longhorn Bee
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera vernoniae, Liriomyza eupatoriella, Asphondylia vernoniae
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dark-eyed Junco, Long-tailed Aphideater
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, American Bumble Bee, Silver-spotted Skipper, Peck's Skipper
84
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 Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.