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  8. La Sal Thistle

species 57 observations

La Sal Thistle

Cirsium tukuhnikivatzicum

Status
presumed native
Bees
4 specialists raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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78 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, Pale Crescent, Parthenice Tiger Moth 7
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Monarch, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Golden Northern Bumble Bee 60

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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