species 2,521 observations
St. Catherine's-lace
Eriogonum giganteum
Field notes
Supports All
151
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Electra Buckmoth, Mormon Metalmark, Square-spotted Blue, Lotus Hairstreak
16
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Chamise Evening Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Anambodera gemina, Chrysobothris cyanella
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Elegant Grass-carrying Wasp, Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp, Tule Bluet, Sphex lucae
19
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Great Golden Digger Wasp, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Convergent Lady Beetle, Gray Buckeye
113
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Part shade
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.