species 4,092 observations
Slender Sunflower
Helianthus gracilentus
Field notes
Supports All
134
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
24
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Sunflower Chimney Bee, Curved Pebble Bee
15
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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
Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Brown-headed Cowbird, Mourning Dove
24
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acmon Blue, Gray Buckeye, Painted Lady, Orange Sulphur
70
Range
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
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.