What Star Tickseed supports

106 native animals
supported in the US

5 caterpillars 12 bees 2 food 87 flowers

Caterpillars All

5 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Specialist bees All

12 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee Megachile xylocopoides Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more on tickseed
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee Melissodes trinodis Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more on tickseed
Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee Megachile pugnata Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more on tickseed
Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more on tickseed
Curved Pebble Bee Dianthidium curvatum Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Coreopsis, Grindelia and 1 more on tickseed
Giant Sweat Bee Dieunomia heteropoda Pollen specialist on Solidago, Helianthus, Coreopsis and 3 more on tickseed
Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee Megachile inimica Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Cirsium and 10 more on tickseed
Melissodes dentiventris Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more on tickseed

Plant eaters All

2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

Flower visitors All

87 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.