species 332 observations
Brand's Star Phacelia
Phacelia stellaris
Field notes
Supports All
62
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Phacelia Shortface, Chelostoma californicum, Baker's Phacelia-Shortface, Anthidium palmarum
7
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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, Milbert's Tortoiseshell, California Bumble Bee, Great Basin Bumble Bee
54
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.