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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Black-eyed Susans and Coneflowers
  8. Rudbeckia Sect. Dracopis
  9. Clasping Coneflower

species 9,069 observations

Clasping Coneflower

Rudbeckia amplexicaulis

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

Field notes

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227 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Common Eupithecia Moth, Dusky Leafroller Moth, Wavy-lined Emerald, Gray Archips Moth 14
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bee, Oblique Longhorn Bee, Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee 20
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Euodynerus pratensis, Spot-necked Epicauta, Calocoris barberi, North American Tarnished Plant Bug 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Northern Plushback, Blue Dasher, Hidalgo Mason Wasp 180

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
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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