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  8. Colorado Ragwort

species 215 observations

Colorado Ragwort

Senecio soldanella

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

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53 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gem Moth, American Sunflower Moth, American Lady, Red Carpet 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Colorado Mason, Osmia montana 6
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Redpoll, Mallard, Common Raven, Brown Bear 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee 33

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
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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