species 2,918 observations
Willow Baccharis
Baccharis salicina
Field notes
Supports All
75
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fatal Metalmark, Synchlora gerularia, Salt Marsh Moth, Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth
5
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Nevada Nomia, Eight-spotted Fairy Bee
7
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera lathami, Bumelia Borer, Groundselbush Beetle, Desert Broom Gallfly
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Exoprosopa caliptera, Orange-tailed Speckled Lanternfly, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Figeater Beetle
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Plains Bee Assassin, Red Admiral, Queen
50
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.