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  9. Henderson's Shooting Star

species 20,619 observations

Henderson's Shooting Star

Primula hendersonii

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera hepburnii, Acmaeodera acuta 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Margined Calligrapher, Western Calligrapher, Acmaeodera connexa 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee 12

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Dry Moist
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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