What Western Blanketflower supports
56
native animals
supported in the US
4
bees
1
hosts
2
food
49
flowers
supported in the US
Specialist bees All
4 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on blanket flowers
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Nevada Nomia
Dieunomia nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Baccharis and 9 more
on blanket flowers
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on blanket flowers
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Coreopsis Fairy Bee
Perdita coreopsidis
Pollen specialist on Heterotheca, Gaillardia and Baileya
on blanket flowers
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
49 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
on blanket flowers
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
on blanket flowers
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
on blanket flowers
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
on blanket flowers
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American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
on blanket flowers
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Sonoran Bumble Bee
Bombus sonorus
on blanket flowers
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
on blanket flowers
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on blanket flowers