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  8. Claytonia Sect. Limnia
  9. Gypsum Springbeauty

species 1,219 observations

Gypsum Springbeauty

Claytonia gypsophiloides

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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11 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Miner's Lettuce Miner 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Common Grass Skimmer, Early Tachinid Fly 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ocean Spray Fairy Moth, White Annaphila, Greater Bee Fly, Margined White 8

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 Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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