species 4,852 observations
Virgate Scorpionweed
Phacelia heterophylla
Supports All
109
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Phacelia Plume Moth
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Phacelia Shortface, Chelostoma californicum, Blue-Phacelia Miner, Baker's Phacelia-Shortface
12
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
White-bowed Smoothwing
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Great Basin Bumble Bee
95
Children
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.