species 3,598 observations
Perfumeballs
Gaillardia suavis
Field notes
Supports All
71
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Nevada Nomia, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee, Coreopsis Fairy Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Sutured Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Oblique Streaktail, Pissonotus delicatus
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variegated Fritillary, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, American Lady, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
62
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.