What Clark's Ragwort supports
47
native animals
supported in the US
8
caterpillars
4
bees
4
food
31
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
8 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
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Gem Moth
Orthonama obstipata
on groundsels
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American Sunflower Moth
Homoeosoma electella
on groundsels
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American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
on groundsels
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Satyr Pug Moth
Eupithecia satyrata
on groundsels
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Red Carpet
Xanthorhoe decoloraria
on groundsels
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Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea
on groundsels
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Cabbage Looper Moth
Trichoplusia ni
on groundsels
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Tortricine Ragwort Moth
Sparganothis senecionana
on groundsels
Specialist bees All
4 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
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Parallel Leafcutter Bee
Megachile parallela
Pollen specialist on Symphyotrichum, Solidago, Helianthus and 26 more
on groundsels
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Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee
Megachile fidelis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 20 more
on groundsels
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Colorado Mason
Osmia coloradensis
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 3 more
on groundsels
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Osmia montana
Pollen specialist on Erigeron, Cirsium, Senecio and 10 more
on groundsels
Plant eaters All
4 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
31 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee
Bombus mixtus
on groundsels
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Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus insularis
on groundsels
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Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus flavidus
on groundsels
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Acmaeodera idahoensis
on groundsels
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Tiny Small Carpenter
Ceratina nanula
on groundsels
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
on groundsels
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Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
on groundsels
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Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
on groundsels