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  7. Grass-leaved Goldenrods
  8. Prairie Goldenrod

species 1,355 observations

Prairie Goldenrod

Euthamia gymnospermoides

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

Field notes

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40 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee, Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee 5
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Euthamia Leaf Gall Midge, Goldentop Pedicellate Gall Midge, Goldentop Sessile Gall Midge 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Parancistrocerus pensylvanicus, Bramble Mason Wasp, Zethus spinipes 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Clouded Sulphur, Sandhill Skipper, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Gray Hairstreak 29

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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