species 513 observations
Showy Goldenrod
Solidago spectabilis
Field notes
Supports All
255
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Wavy-lined Emerald, Spotted Tussock Moth, North American Common Gray, Rustic Quaker
25
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Short Sun-digger Bee
6
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge, Goldenrod Leafminer, Goldenrod Leaf Beetle, Nemorimyza posticata
7
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Western Encephalitis Mosquito, Greater Sage-Grouse, Apache Paper Wasp, Dark-eyed Junco
19
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tufted Globetail, Stenostrophia tribalteata, Monarch, Common Aerial Yellowjacket
198
Range
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.