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  7. Woolly Sunflowers
  8. Common Woolly Sunflower

species 23,622 observations

Common Woolly Sunflower

Eriophyllum lanatum

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

Field notes

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138 native animals
supported in the US
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Osmia montana, Megachile subnigra 2
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera hepburnii 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Diamond Spottail, Nemognatha scutellaris, Acmaeodera retifera, Acmaeodera connexa 10
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Gorgon Copper, Northern Checkerspot, Prickly Ceratina, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee 125

Children

  • Southern Sierra Woolly Sunflower
  • Eriophyllum lanatum lanceolatum
  • Oregon Sunshine
  • Western Woolly Sunflower
  • Fort Tejon Woolly Sunflower
  • Saffron Woolly Sunflower
  • Eriophyllum lanatum arachnoideum
  • Eriophyllum lanatum grandiflorum

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Annual Perennial Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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