species 2,054 observations
Desert Baccharis
Baccharis sergiloides
Field notes
Supports All
63
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fatal Metalmark, Salt Marsh Moth, Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth, Prochoerodes truxaliata
4
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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, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
5
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Coyote Bush Buprestid, Neolasioptera lathami, Desert Broom Gallfly
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Calinda longistylus, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Figeater Beetle, American Yellowjacket
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variable Checkerspot, Lotus Hairstreak, Milde's Tarantula-hawk Wasp, Gray Hairstreak
42
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.