species 12,852 observations
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Field notes
Supports All
113
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Virginian Tiger Moth, Mobile Groundling, Goldenrod Stowaway, Dainty Sulphur
11
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes dentiventris, Valiant Long-horned Bee, Aster Cellophane Bee
10
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza cracentis, Asphondylia ovata
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Keeled Treehopper, Tansy Aphid, Redpoll, Snow Bunting
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ligated Furrow Bee, Hairy-eyed Flower Fly, Painted Lady, American Bumble Bee
81
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.