species 2,961 observations
Smallfruit Beggarticks
Bidens mitis
Field notes
Supports All
76
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Dainty Sulphur, Bidens Borer Moth, American Sunflower Moth, Faint-spotted Palthis Moth
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes dentiventris, Yellow-faced Miner Bee, Rugose Spurred-Miner
4
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza cracentis, Asphondylia ovata
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Tupelo-blackjack Aphid, Keeled Treehopper, Sora, Virginia Rail
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Six-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle, Sandhills Longhorn Bee, Gulf Fritillary
60
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.