species 3,601 observations
Narrowleaf Vervain
Verbena simplex
Field notes
Supports All
117
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Common Looper Moth, Common Buckeye, Purplish Copper, Spotted Phosphila Moth
7
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Nebraska Calliopsis
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza verbenae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Redpoll, Snow Bunting, Lapland Longspur, Mourning Dove
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Summer Azure, Nimble Ceratina, Eastern Miner Bee
101
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
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.