species 2,390 observations
Prairie Cinquefoil
Potentilla pensylvanica
Field notes
Supports All
71
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Strawberry Leafroller Moth, Two-banded Checkered-Skipper, Northern Grizzled Skipper, Green Cloverworm Moth
9
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Cinquefoil Masked Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Diastrophus potentillae
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Foxglove Aphid, Stygnocoris rusticus, Weevil, Grain Aphid
14
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red Mason Bee, Frigid Mining Bee, Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Arctic Blue
46
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.