species 595 observations
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Field notes
Supports All
51
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Red Groundling Moth, Bent-winged Acleris Moth, Hairy Dichomeris Moth
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Melissodes dentiventris
4
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Southern Carpenter Bee, Orange Blister Beetle, Monarch, American Bumble Bee
44
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.