species 136 observations
Softhair Coneflower
Rudbeckia mollis
Supports All
115
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Wavy-lined Emerald, Gray Archips Moth, American Sunflower Moth, Common Eupithecia Moth
5
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Oblique Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
American Goldfinch, Bicyrtes capnopterus
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Horace's Duskywing, Poey's Furrow Bee, Flat-headed Baldcypress Sapwood Beetle, Cerceris tolteca
103
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.