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  8. Hayfield Tarweed

species 7,837 observations

Hayfield Tarweed

Hemizonia congesta

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

Field notes

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52 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Woodland Skipper, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Hollow-spotted Geometer 3
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Short Sun-digger Bee, Robust Long-horned Bee 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it California Ground Squirrel, Oblique Streaktail, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Punctate Blister Beetle 13
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Small Heliothodes Moth, Acmon Blue, Margined Calligrapher, Titus's Sweat Bee 31

Children

  • Hayfield Tarweed
  • Woodrush Tarweed
  • Mendocino Tarplant
  • Cleveland's Tarweed
  • Tracy's Tarplant
  • Pale-yellow Hayfield Tarplant

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.

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