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  8. Thurber's Pepperweed

species 683 observations

Thurber's Pepperweed

Lepidium thurberi

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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38 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Checkered White, Great Southern White, Becker's White 3
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Black-and-red Miner 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Chionomus pacificus, Common Ground Dove, Mourning Dove, Golden Paper Wasp 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Mesilla Masked Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee 30

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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