species 539 observations
Serpentine Sunflower
Helianthus exilis
Field notes
Supports All
122
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Salt Marsh Moth, Virginian Tiger Moth, American Lady, American Angle Shades
22
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Sunflower Chimney Bee
10
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Calycomyza platyptera
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Hidalgo Mason Wasp, Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch
26
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Orange Sulphur, Acmon Blue, Monarch, Columbian Skipper
63
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided