species 1,329 observations
Mexican Winged Crown-Beard
Verbesina microptera
Supports All
34
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Pearl Crescent, Bordered Patch, American Sunflower Moth, Cremastobombycia ignota
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Giant Sweat Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Melissodes dentiventris
11
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera verbesinae
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Keeled Treehopper, Acutalis tartarea, Monarch
11
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.