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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. Mule's Ears
  8. Narrowleaf Mule-ears

species 9,152 observations

Narrowleaf Mule-ears

Wyethia angustifolia

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

Field notes

Supports All

48 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Long-winged Shade, Coleophora wyethiae 2
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Osmia montana, California Mason Bee 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Brachysomida californica, Ornate Checkered Beetle, White-bowed Smoothwing, Forked Globetail 9
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Variable Checkerspot, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 34

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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