What Giant Blazingstar supports
18
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
5
bees
12
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
5 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Bicuspidaria Blazingstar-Shortface
Xeralictus bicuspidariae
Pollen specialist on Mentzelia
on blazingstars
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Timberlake's Blazingstar-Shortface
Xeralictus timberlakei
Pollen specialist on Mentzelia
on blazingstars
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Red-tailed Blazing Star Bee
Megandrena mentzeliae
Pollen specialist on Mentzelia and Eucnide
on blazingstars
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Perdita holoxantha
Pollen specialist on Mentzelia
on blazingstars
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Perdita multiflorae
Pollen specialist on Mentzelia
on blazingstars
Flower visitors All
12 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
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Morrison's Bumble Bee
Bombus morrisoni
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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Acmon Blue
Icaricia acmon
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus
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Tripartite Sweat Bee
Halictus tripartitus
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Nevada Bumble Bee
Bombus nevadensis