species 44,784 observations
Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Field notes
Supports All
95
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
American Sunflower Moth, Epiblema iowana
2
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Coneflower Mining Bee, Broad-banded Longhorn Bee, Valiant Long-horned Bee
8
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Euodynerus annulatus, Mexican Honey Wasp, Rainbow Grasshopper, Glaucus-legged Spur-throat Grasshopper
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Ligated Furrow Bee, Reakirt's Blue, Hidalgo Mason Wasp, Calocoris barberi
77
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Poor soil
- Plant type
- Perennial
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.