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  8. Evening Primrose
  9. Lavenderleaf Sundrops

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Lavenderleaf Sundrops

Oenothera lavandulifolia

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

Field notes

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73 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Primrose Moth, Double-banded Carpet Moth 15
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis, Western Evening Primrose Sweat Bee 7
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Spotted Cucumber Beetle 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Anna's Hummingbird, Beeblossom Aphid, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Mourning Dove 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Eastern Carpenter Bee 41

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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