species 1,848 observations
Perennial Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Field notes
Supports All
325
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Rusty Tussock Moth, Long-winged Shade, Dark Marbled Carpet, Pearl Crescent
73
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee
20
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ophiomyia quinta, Calycomyza promissa
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Four-banded Stink Bug Wasp, Keeled Treehopper, Eastern Meadow Vole
14
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Orange Sulphur, Clouded Sulphur
216
Children
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.