species 12,413 observations

Shrubby False Buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Field notes

Supports All

133 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Tersa Sphinx 1
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red-marked Pachodynerus Wasp, Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Hunter's Little Paper Wasp, Ceraunus Blue 131

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Shrubs
Plant type: Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.