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  8. Narrow-leaf Ironweed

species 370 observations

Narrow-leaf Ironweed

Vernonia lettermannii

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

Field notes

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66 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Red Groundling Moth, Bent-winged Acleris Moth, Ironweed Plume Moth, Hairy Dichomeris Moth 4
  • 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
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Neolasioptera vernoniae 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Huron Skipper, Monarch, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Wild Indigo Duskywing 55

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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