species 28,737 observations
Mule Fat
Baccharis salicifolia
Field notes
Supports All
136
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fatal Metalmark, Chlorochlamys appellaria, Salt Marsh Moth, Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth
5
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Nevada Nomia, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
5
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Rhopalomyia sulcata, Tephritis baccharis, Bumelia Borer, Neolasioptera lathami
6
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Brown Ambrosia Aphid, Toltec Scoliid Wasp, Yellowfaced Leafhopper, Yarrow's Grasshopper
15
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Painted Lady, Queen, Variable Checkerspot
105
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Water use
- Medium
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.