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  8. Great Valley Gumweed

species 6,167 observations

Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum

Status
native
Bees
16 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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84 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gnorimoschema grindeliae, American Sunflower Moth, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Orange Tortrix Moth 7
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Curved Pebble Bee 16
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Procecidochares grindeliae, Rhopalomyia grindeliae 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Black-footed Drone Fly, Pissonotus delicatus, Punctate Blister Beetle 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fiery Skipper, Gorgon Copper 50

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
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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