species 695 observations
Sunflower Mule-ears
Wyethia helianthoides
Supports All
25
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Osmia montana
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brachysomida californica, Western Calligrapher, Sunflower Seed Maggot
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Red-belted Bumble Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee
20
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.