species 11,094 observations
Velvetweed
Oenothera curtiflora
Field notes
Supports All
85
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Clouded Crimson Moth, Ahmosia galbinea, White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth
19
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Epimelissodes comptus, Anthophora affabilis
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Beeblossom Aphid, Anna's Hummingbird, Lesser Prairie-Chicken, Mourning Dove
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sweat Bee, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger
48
Range
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.