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  4. Dicots
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  7. Fleabanes and Horseweeds
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  9. Little Rayless Fleabane

species 231 observations

Little Rayless Fleabane

Erigeron reductus

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

Field notes

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88 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Wavy-lined Emerald, Northern Checkerspot, Sierra Nevada Checkerspot, White-lined Sphinx 6
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee, Colorado Mason 7
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Asteromyia modesta, Rhopalomyia erigerontis 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Large Fleabane Daisy Aphid 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Margined Calligrapher, Tiny Small Carpenter, Tripartite Sweat Bee 72

Children

  • California Rayless Daisy
  • Narrow Leaved Rayless Daisy

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
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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