species 28,869 observations
White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
Field notes
Supports All
146
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Gray Hairstreak, Virginian Tiger Moth, Common Looper Moth, Common Buckeye
10
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Nebraska Calliopsis
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza verbenae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Northern Cardinal, Tropical Plushback, Redpoll, Snow Bunting
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Pure Green Sweat Bee, Least Skipper, Golden Sweat Bee
123
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Aprostocetus, Elasmus
2
Range
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.