species 54,026 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Field notes
Supports All
138
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cattail Borer Moth, Pickerelweed Borer Moth, White-tailed Diver Moth, Purple-lined Sallow
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Worthy Longhorn, Pickerelweed Shortface, Pickerelweed Longhorn Bee
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Waterlily Aphid, Megamelus palaetus, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Olive-green Swamp Grasshopper
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee
124
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Deer resistant
- No
- Resists
- Diseases Heat Insect pests
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower Herbaceous perennial Water plant
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.