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  7. Grass-leaved Goldenrods
  8. Western Goldenrod

species 4,765 observations

Western Goldenrod

Euthamia occidentalis

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

Field notes

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78 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Drury's Long-horned Bee, Hairy-banded Mining Bee, Cloudy-winged Mining Bee 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black-footed Drone Fly, Figeater Beetle, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly, Physocephala marginata 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Purplish Copper, Gray Hairstreak, Monarch, Orange Sulphur 68

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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