What California Ragwort supports

56 native animals
supported in the US

8 caterpillars 9 bees 6 food 33 flowers

Caterpillars All

8 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Specialist bees All

9 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Parallel Leafcutter Bee Megachile parallela Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more on groundsels
Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee Megachile fidelis Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more on groundsels
Small Long-horned Bee Melissodes microstictus Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Symphyotrichum and 14 more on groundsels
Colorado Mason Osmia coloradensis Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more on groundsels
Osmia montana Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more on groundsels
Isocoma Miner Andrena isocomae Pollen specialist on Solidago, Senecio, Heterotheca and 2 more on groundsels
Melissodes pallidisignatus Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Symphyotrichum, Solidago and 7 more on groundsels
Big-cheeked Angled-Mason Ashmeadiella bucconis Pollen specialist on Solidago, Erigeron, Helianthus and 23 more on groundsels

Plant eaters All

6 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

Flower visitors All

33 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.