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species 1,858 observations

Black-banded Rabbitbrush

Ericameria paniculata

Status
native
Bees
12 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

86 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Third Flower Moth, Rabbitbush Flower Moth, Schinia walsinghami, Rabbitbrush Stem Gall Moth 4
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee, Short Sun-digger Bee 12
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Asteromyia chrysothamni, Cotton-gall Tephritid, Cotton-gall Midge, Rosette Bud Gall Midge 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Queen, Trupanea bisetosa, Painted Lady, Lytta vulnerata 63

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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