What Desert Sunflower supports

45 native animals
supported in the US

6 caterpillars 2 bees 37 flowers

Caterpillars All

6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Specialist bees All

2 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Dark-faced Longhorn Bee Melissodes tristis Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 17 more on desertsunflowers
Olivaceous Mining Bee Andrena olivacea Pollen specialist on Malacothrix, Baileya, Rafinesquia and 1 more on desertsunflowers

Flower visitors All

37 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.