species 18,120 observations

Yellow Star Grass

Hypoxis hirsuta

Field notes

Supports All

35 native animals
supported in the US

Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera tubulus 1
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it LeConte's Sparrow 1
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Margined Calligrapher, Ligated Furrow Bee, Doubled Ceratina, Eastern Calligrapher 33

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer: Herbaceous plants
Light: Full sun Part shade
Moisture: Dry Well drained
Water use: Medium
Soil: Rocky Sand Loam
Soil pH: Acid
Habit: Arching Erect
Plant type: Wildflower Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.