species 11,157 observations
Western Buttercup
Ranunculus occidentalis
Field notes
Supports All
91
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Caerulean Miner Bee
1
-
Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Leaf-Miner Fly, Black-horned Tenthredo
2
-
Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Wild Turkey, Snow Bunting, American Wigeon, American Winter Ant
16
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variable Duskyface Fly, Western Calligrapher, Greater Bee Fly, Orange-legged Furrow Bee
72
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.