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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Sunflower Family
  7. American Asters
  8. Foliaceous Asters
  9. Eaton's Aster

species 384 observations

Eaton's Aster

Symphyotrichum bracteolatum

Status
native
Bees
8 specialists raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

205 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hairy Dichomeris Moth, Pearl Crescent, Isabella Tiger Moth, Peppered Moth 41
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Greater Sage-Grouse, Western Calligrapher, Ruffed Grouse, Brown Bear 10
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red-belted Bumble Bee, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee 146

Range

United States

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

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