What Great Blanketflower supports
181
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
4
food
168
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
7 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on blanket flowers
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Nevada Nomia
Dieunomia nevadensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Heterotheca, Baccharis and 9 more
on blanket flowers
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Valiant Long-horned Bee
Melissodes illatus
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 18 more
on blanket flowers
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Short Sun-digger Bee
Anthophora curta
Pollen specialist on Ericameria, Deinandra, Solidago and 17 more
on blanket flowers
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Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
Melissodes tristis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more
on blanket flowers
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Coreopsis Fairy Bee
Perdita coreopsidis
Pollen specialist on Heterotheca, Gaillardia and Baileya
on blanket flowers
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Sabine Longhorn Bee
Epimelissodes sabinensis
Pollen specialist on Helianthus, Baccharis, Heterotheca and 8 more
on blanket flowers
Hosted animals All
1 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
168 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee
Megachile pugnata
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Helianthus and 3 more
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Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon virescens
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Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus ligatus
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Western Leafcutter Bee
Megachile perihirta
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Great Basin Bumble Bee
Bombus centralis
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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California Mason Bee
Osmia californica
Pollen specialist on Cirsium, Senecio, Ericameria and 6 more
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more