species 2,234 observations
Caespitose Fleabane
Erigeron caespitosus
Field notes
Supports All
198
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Wavy-lined Emerald, Common Looper Moth, Northern Checkerspot, Pearl Crescent
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee
9
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Beautiful Fleabane Root-borer, Asteromyia modesta
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Keeled Treehopper, Large Fleabane Daisy Aphid, Wild Turkey, North American Tarnished Plant Bug
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Heriades cressoni, Villa lateralis, Sinuous Bee Fly, Hemipenthes morioides
172
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Moisture
- Dry
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.