species 688 observations
New England Ragwort
Packera schweinitziana
Field notes
Supports All
27
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Phyllocnistis insignis
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Andrena gardineri
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Phyllotrox ferrugineus
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Transverse-banded Flower Fly, Black-shouldered Drone Fly, Atlantis Fritillary, Arctic Skipper
24
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.