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  8. White-flowering Currant

species 3,352 observations

White-flowering Currant

Ribes indecorum

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

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49 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Polyphemus Moth, White-lined Sphinx, Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth 18
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Chaparral Currant Miner 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ribesia, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Currant Fruit Fly 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Anna's Hummingbird, California Ground Squirrel, American Robin, Eastern Kingbird 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Mcateeana sexnotata, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Porter's Miner Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee 20

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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