species 26,063 observations
Grey-headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Field notes
Supports All
122
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Epiblema iowana
1
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Dark-veined Longhorn Bee, Coneflower Mining Bee, Broad-banded Longhorn Bee, Valiant Long-horned Bee
8
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Prairie Coneflower Gall Midge, Calycomyza platyptera
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Five-banded Thynnid Wasp
1
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Ligated Furrow Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
110
Range
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 Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Resists
- Poor soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Plant type
- Wildflower Herbaceous perennial
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.