species 249 observations
Le Conte's Thistle
Cirsium lecontei
Field notes
Supports All
98
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Painted Lady, Common Looper Moth, American Lady
14
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Osmia chalybea, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Broad-tailed Hummingbird
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Palamedes Swallowtail, Delta Flower Scarab, Southern Cloudywing, American Bumble Bee
71
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.