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  3. Vascular Plants
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  8. Heterotheca
  9. Camphorweed

species 27,276 observations

Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Status
native
Bees
27 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

120 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Camphorweed Flower Moth, Bordered Patch, Goldenrod Gall Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth 7
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee 27
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Macrotylus amoenus, Acmaeodera amplicollis, Pissonotus delicatus, Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp 18
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Swenk's Fairy Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Drury's Long-horned Bee, Transverse-banded Flower Fly 68

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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