species 11,800 observations
Prairie Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
Field notes
Supports All
91
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Bordered Patch, Giant Eucosma Moth, Silphium Borer Moth
3
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee, Giant Sweat Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Yellow-faced Miner Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Apical Rosinweed Gall Wasp
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Speckled Sharpshooter, Hidalgo Mason Wasp, Red-banded Leafhopper, Broad-headed Sharpshooter
8
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
73
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Diseases Dry soil Insect pests
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.