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  8. Parry's Thistle

species 832 observations

Parry's Thistle

Cirsium parryi

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

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128 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Painted Lady, Mylitta Crescent, Pale Crescent, American Lady 11
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee 9
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Adejeania vexatrix, Kern's Flower Scarab, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Monarch, Goldenrod Crab Spider 96

Children

  • Parry's Thistle

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
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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