species 1,362 observations
Engelmann's Thistle
Cirsium engelmannii
Supports All
112
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Painted Lady, Common Looper Moth, American Lady, Ailanthus Webworm Moth
17
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee, Osmia chalybea, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
5
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Kern's Flower Scarab, Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Eastern Leaf-footed Bug, Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, American Bumble Bee
79
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.