species 31,251 observations
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
Field notes
Supports All
148
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Gray Hairstreak, Pherne subpunctata, Caramel Looper, Anoncia conia
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Sage Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
White Sage Leaf Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia salviae
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Lesser Goldfinch, California Ground Squirrel, White-bowed Smoothwing, Oblique Streaktail
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, California Bumble Bee, Crotch's Bumble Bee
130
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.