species 129 observations
Virginia Thistle
Cirsium virginianum
Field notes
Supports All
106
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
20
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Osmia chalybea
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Ladder-marked Longhorn Beetle
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Leaf-footed Bug, American Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Monarch
72
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.