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  8. Heterotheca villosa
  9. Hairy False Goldenaster

species 12,819 observations

Hairy False Goldenaster

Heterotheca villosa

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

Field notes

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191 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Bordered Patch 1
  • 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 21
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera rubronotata 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Brown Bear, Red-blue Checkered Beetle, Seal Doto, Homely Aeolid 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Tiny Small Carpenter, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Inept Miner Bee 161

Children

  • Leafy False Goldenaster
  • Hairy False Goldenaster
  • Spokane False Goldenaster
  • Heterotheca villosa pedunculata

Range

United States

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
Water use
Low
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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