species 1,934 observations

Pit-gland Tarweed

Holocarpha virgata

Field notes

Supports All

12 native animals
supported in the US

Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Melissodes lupinus 2
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mexican Cactus Fly 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Acmon Blue, Black-footed Drone Fly, Mylitta Crescent, Urbane Digger Bee 9

Children

Range

United States

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.