species 1,476 observations
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
Field notes
Supports All
42
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Brown Flower Moth, Golden Aster Flower Moth, Scrub Golden Aster Noctuid Moth
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Melissodes dentiventris, Nevada Nomia, Eight-spotted Fairy Bee, Andrena fulvipennis
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee, Pure Green Sweat Bee
30
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil
- Sand
- Resists
- Dry soil
- Habit
- Clumping Erect Horizontal
- Plant type
- Wildflower Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.