species 2,100 observations
Thistle Sage
Salvia carduacea
Field notes
Supports All
105
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Caramel Looper, Anoncia conia
2
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Sage Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
White Sage Leaf Gall Midge, Rhopalomyia salviae
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Large-tailed Aphideater, Western Aphideater, White-bowed Smoothwing, Orange-crowned Warbler
8
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Crotch's Bumble Bee, Green Blister Beetle, Painted Lady, Urbane Digger Bee
92
Range
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.