species 5,199 observations
Smooth Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
Field notes
Supports All
114
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Spotted Tussock Moth, Hop-gall Borer Moth, Red Groundling Moth, Bent-winged Acleris Moth
7
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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
8
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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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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
American Bumble Bee, Peck's Skipper, Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
98
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.