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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Plume Thistles
  8. Clokey Thistle

species 165 observations

Clokey Thistle

Cirsium clokeyi

Status
native
Bees
3 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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83 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, American Lady, Artichoke Plume Moth 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Colorado Mason 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black Bean Aphid, American Goldfinch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird, California Quail 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Monarch, Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Black Swallowtail, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 68

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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