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  8. Chapman's Crownbeard

species 123 observations

Chapman's Crownbeard

Verbesina chapmanii

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

Field notes

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26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pearl Crescent, American Sunflower Moth, Virginian Tiger Moth, Silvery Checkerspot 7
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Drury's Long-horned Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Giant Sweat Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee 6
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Neolasioptera verbesinae 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Keeled Treehopper, Acutalis tartarea, Monarch 12

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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