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  8. Wheeler's Cinquefoil

species 57 observations

Wheeler's Cinquefoil

Potentilla wheeleri

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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31 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Two-banded Checkered-Skipper, Western Sheep Moth, Orange Tortrix Moth, Strawberry Crown Moth 5
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Cinquefoil Masked Bee 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Greater White-fronted Goose, Pine Grosbeak, Lapland Longspur, Grain Aphid 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Common Ringlet, Red-belted Bumble Bee 21

Range

United States

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.

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