species 29,105 observations
Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
Field notes
Supports All
92
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White Slant-line, Coptodisca kalmiella, Brown Elfin, Brown Angle Shades
28
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Bradley's Mining Bee, Kalmia Miner Bee, Colletes bradleyi
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Snowshoe Hare, Caribou, Eastern Meadow Vole, Ruffed Grouse
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Dark-footed Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
55
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.