species 5,167 observations
Swamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum
Field notes
Supports All
158
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Swamp Metalmark, Painted Lady, Common Looper Moth, American Lady
22
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Oblique Longhorn Bee, Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee, Pugnacious Leafcutter Bee, Osmia chalybea
9
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eight-spotted Flower Longhorn Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Shuckard's Wasp, Black Bean Aphid, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch
13
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Golden Northern Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Atlantis Fritillary, Great Spangled Fritillary
113
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
- Moist
- Soil
- Sand
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Wildflower Weed
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.