species 290 observations
Woodyfruit Evening Primrose
Oenothera xylocarpa
Field notes
Supports All
26
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
White-lined Sphinx, Double-banded Carpet Moth, Circumscript Mompha, Ridings' Forester
5
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Western Evening Primrose Sweat Bee
1
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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
Anna's Hummingbird, Beeblossom Aphid, Mourning Dove, American Goldfinch
5
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Silver-tailed Petalcutter, Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Monarch
14
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.