species 254 observations
Wild Potato
Solanum jamesii
Field notes
Supports All
53
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Isabella Tiger Moth, Virginian Tiger Moth
23
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Perdita lenis
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Colorado Potato Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak
16
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Black-tailed Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee
12
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.