species 19,901 observations
Texas Thistle
Cirsium texanum
Field notes
Supports All
123
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, American Lady, Ailanthus Webworm Moth
14
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee, Osmia chalybea, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Dark Flower Scarab, Mourning Dove, Common Ground Dove, Kern's Flower Scarab
13
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Black Swallowtail, Pipevine Swallowtail, American Bumble Bee
88
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
- Water use
- Low
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.