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  8. Subalpine Gumweed

species 1,959 observations

Subalpine Gumweed

Grindelia subalpina

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

Field notes

Supports All

75 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it American Sunflower Moth, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Bertha Armyworm Moth, Schinia mortua 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oblique Longhorn Bee, Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee 13
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Black-footed Drone Fly, Pissonotus delicatus, Punctate Blister Beetle 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Plains Bee Assassin, Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Dotted Checkerspot, Ligated Furrow Bee 48

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
Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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