species 11,205 observations
Tall Blue Lettuce
Lactuca biennis
Field notes
Supports All
40
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Intermediate Hooded Owlet, Thyraylia bunteana, Virginian Tiger Moth, Salt Marsh Moth
22
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Aulacidea podagrae, Aulacidea harringtoni, Liriomyza taraxaci
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Goldenrod Soldier Beetle, Greenhouse Whitefly, Hyaline Grass Bug, Sow-thistle Aphid
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, American Bumble Bee, Eastern Calligrapher, Ferruginous Carpenter Ant
9
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Part shade
- Plant type
- Annual Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.