species 13,867 observations
Caterpillar Scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
Field notes
Supports All
82
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Stamnodes albiapicata, White-lined Sphinx
2
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Phacelia Shortface, Chelostoma californicum, Blue-Phacelia Miner, Baker's Phacelia-Shortface
12
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Large-tailed Aphideater, White-bowed Smoothwing
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Pseudomasaris coquilletti, Red-eared Blister Beetle
66
Children
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.