species 1,041 observations
Lonestar Gumweed
Grindelia adenodonta
Field notes
Supports All
40
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
American Sunflower Moth, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Schinia mortua
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Curved Pebble Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Painted Hickory Borer
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Pissonotus delicatus, Convergent Lady Beetle, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ligated Furrow Bee, Texas Striped Sweat Bee, Fiery Skipper, Tripartite Sweat Bee
24
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.