species 3,057 observations
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Field notes
Supports All
17
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Long-tailed Skipper, Tentiform Bean Leafminer, Corn Earworm Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth
13
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Desmodium Leaf-mining Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Versute Sharpshooter
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
2
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.