species 16,347 observations
California Buttercup
Ranunculus californicus
Field notes
Supports All
82
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Caerulean Miner Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Leaf-Miner Fly, Black-horned Tenthredo
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brachysomida californica, Variable Duskyface Fly, Golden Dung Fly, Ornate Checkered Beetle
23
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Western Calligrapher, Margined Calligrapher, Common Ringlet, Mylitta Crescent
56
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.