species 3,384 observations
Turpentine Bush
Ericameria laricifolia
Field notes
Supports All
80
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Schinia argentifascia, Rabbitbrush Stem Gall Moth
2
-
Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Short Sun-digger Bee, Osmia montana
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Cotton-gall Tephritid, Cotton-gall Midge, Rosette Bud Gall Midge, Bubble-gall Tephritid
6
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Flat-collared Beewolf, Philanthus multimaculatus, Acanthochalcis nigricans, Snakeweed Grasshopper
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Checkered White, Monarch, Queen, Variegated Fritillary
59
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.