species 20,247 observations
Wax Currant
Ribes cereum
Field notes
Supports All
130
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Hoary Comma, Tailed Copper, Nuttall's Sheep Moth
44
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Porter's Miner Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ribesia, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Small Gooseberry Sawyer, Currant Fruit Fly
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Colladonus flavocapitatus, Brown Bear, American Robin, Eastern Bluebird
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Great Basin Bumble Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee
71
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- Low
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.