species 14,676 observations
Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
Field notes
Oenothera suffrutescens (syn. Gaura coccinea) is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known as scarlet beeblossom and scarlet gaura.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Primrose Moth, Double-banded Carpet Moth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Texas Nocturnal Sweat Bee, Anthophora affabilis, Western Evening Primrose Sweat Bee, Lasioglossum noctivaga
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pallid-winged Grasshopper, Rainbow Grasshopper, Wild Turkey, Oncerometopus atriscutis
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Army Cutworm Moth, Darker-spotted Straw Moth, Ornate Apamea, Painted Lady
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.