species 1,991 observations
Sickleleaf Silk-grass
Pityopsis falcata
Field notes
Pityopsis falcata, commonly known as sickleleaf silkgrass, sickle-leaved golden aster, and New England Golden aster, is perennial plant in the family Asteraceae native to the northeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain of the United States.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Spinose Flower Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Melissodes dentiventris, Eight-spotted Fairy Bee, Bolton's Fairy Bee, American Cellophane Bee
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
American Copper, Ligated Furrow Bee, Pearl Crescent, Common Buckeye
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Range
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.