species 325 observations
Plains Ironweed
Vernonia marginata
Supports All
47
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Red Groundling Moth, Hairy Dichomeris Moth
2
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variegated Fritillary, American Bumble Bee, Acmaeodera mixta, Gulf Fritillary
43
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.