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  8. Western Hawksbeard

species 2,145 observations

Western Hawksbeard

Crepis occidentalis

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

52 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Setaceous Hebrew Character, Cabbage Looper Moth 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Black-footed Drone Fly, Western Aphideater, Dalmannia pacifica, Greater Sage-Grouse 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Megachile subnigra, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee 42

Children

  • Black-bristled Western Hawksbeard
  • Grey Hawksbeard
  • Small Western Hawksbeard
  • Litlle Western Hawksbeard

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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