species 1,032 observations
Arkansas Ironweed
Vernonia arkansana
Field notes
Supports All
73
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Ironweed Clearwing Moth, Red Groundling Moth, Bent-winged Acleris Moth, Ironweed Stem Borer Moth
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Oblique Longhorn Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Denticulate Longhorn Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera vernoniae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Hump-backed Beewolf
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Zabulon Skipper
58
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.