species 7,578 observations
Biennial Beeblossom
Oenothera gaura
Field notes
Supports All
97
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Juanita Sphinx, Clouded Crimson Moth, White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth
17
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Beeblossom Aphid, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Mourning Dove, Wild Turkey
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, American Bumble Bee
64
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Resists
- Poor soil
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Wildflower
From NC State Extension and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.