species 1,410 observations
Button Brittlebush
Encelia frutescens
Field notes
Supports All
18
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fatal Metalmark
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Short Sun-digger Bee, Colorado Mason
9
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Asphondylia enceliae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
House Finch
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red-legged Centris, Master Blister Beetle, Painted Lady, Western Pygmy-Blue
6
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.