species 27,619 observations
Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
Field notes
Supports All
194
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Giant Eucosma Moth, Silphium Borer Moth, Bordered Patch
3
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Sunflower Burrowing-Resin Bee, Giant Sweat Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Valiant Long-horned Bee
7
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Keeled Treehopper, Publilia reticulata, American Goldfinch, Northern Paper Wasp
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
173
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist Wet
- Soil
- Loam
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Diseases Dry soil Insect pests
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.