species 1,074 observations
Showy Sunflower
Helianthus niveus
Field notes
Supports All
110
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, Bordered Patch, American Lady
19
-
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
23
-
Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
White Checkered-Skipper, Ligated Furrow Bee, Monarch, Sonoran Bumble Bee
52
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.