species 1,266 observations
Nuttall's Sunflower
Helianthus nuttallii
Field notes
Supports All
257
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, Silvery Checkerspot
47
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee
43
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Sunflower Purse Gall Midge, Sawtooth Sunflower Midge, Calycomyza platyptera, Gymnocarena diffusa
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Red-winged Blackbird, American Goldfinch, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Common Grackle
37
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pruinose Squash Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Jagged Ambush Bug, Perplexing Bumble Bee
125
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eastern Red Bat
1
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.