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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mallows, Rock Roses, and Allies
  6. Mallow Family
  7. Globemallows
  8. Juniper Globemallow

species 50 observations

Juniper Globemallow

Sphaeralcea digitata

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

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26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Common Streaky-Skipper, West Coast Lady, Small Checkered-Skipper, Common Checkered-Skipper 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Globe Mallow Bee, Ochraceous Chimney Bee, Calliopsis subalpina, Macrotera latior 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Tripartite Sweat Bee, Angeles Striped Sweat Bee, Acmaeodera cuneata, Western Carpenter Bee 13

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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