What Perennial Sow Thistle supports
107
native animals
supported in the US
2
caterpillars
13
food
92
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
2 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
13 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Sow-thistle Aphid
Uroleucon sonchi
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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
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Common Raven
Corvus corax
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Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
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Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
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Potato Aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus
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Poplar Gall Aphid
Pemphigus bursarius
Flower visitors All
92 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Hunt's Bumble Bee
Bombus huntii
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Dark-veined Longhorn Bee
Melissodes trinodis
Pollen specialist on Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Helianthus and 6 more
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Margined Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus
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Black-thighed Flower Fly
Syrphus vitripennis
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Orange-legged Furrow Bee
Halictus rubicundus
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Common Flower Fly
Syrphus ribesii
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis