genus
Chinchweeds
Pectis
Field notes
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- Chinchweed native
- Spreading Chinchweed native
- Lemonscent native
- Cape Chinchweed
- Sanddune Chinchweed native
- Yerba De San Juan
- Sonoran Chinchweed native
- Rusby's Chinchweed
- Fivebract Chinchweed
- Romero Macho native
- Florida Chinchweed native
- Tropical Chinchweed
- Longstalk Chinchweed
- Pectis coulteri
- Beardless Chinchweed native
- West Indian Cinchweed
- Chinchweed native
- Island Chinchweed
- Donkeyweed
- Caribbean Chinchweed
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native chinchweeds All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Chinchweed
Pectis papposa
caterpillars
2
bees
3
food
2
flowers
19
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Lemonscent
Pectis angustifolia
bees
2
food
1
flowers
1
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Spreading Chinchweed
Pectis prostrata
bees
2
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Sonoran Chinchweed
Pectis cylindrica
bees
2
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Florida Chinchweed
Pectis linearifolia
bees
1
flowers
2
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Sanddune Chinchweed
Pectis glaucescens
bees
1
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Romero Macho
Pectis linifolia
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Beardless Chinchweed
Pectis imberbis