species 6,428 observations
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
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
Dainty Sulphur, Bidens Borer Moth, Beggartick Leaffolder Moth, American Sunflower Moth
8
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Giant Sweat Bee, Melissodes dentiventris, Valiant Long-horned Bee, Aster Cellophane Bee
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Liriomyza cracentis, Asphondylia ovata
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
American Coot, Tupelo-blackjack Aphid, Redpoll, Keeled Treehopper
7
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Lady, Transverse-banded Flower Fly
126
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.