species 81,558 observations
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Field notes
Supports All
155
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Bridled Arches Moth, Parectopa geraniella, White-marked Tussock Moth, Corn Earworm Moth
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Cranesbill Miner
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeodera tubulus
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pachyschelus purpureus, Mourning Dove
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pure Green Sweat Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee
140
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- No
- Plant type
- Wildflower Ground cover Herbaceous perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.