species 13,036 observations
Pinkweed
Persicaria pensylvanica
Field notes
Supports All
130
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Common Tan Wave, Corn Earworm Moth, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Smartweed Borer
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
Myzinum obscurum, Five-banded Thynnid Wasp, Sphex nudus, Tachytes guatemalensis
39
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Ocola Skipper, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Checkered White
82
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Plant type
- Annual Weed Wildflower
From NC State Extension.