species 2,390 observations
Common Blue Lettuce
Lactuca pulchella
Field notes
Supports All
39
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Virginian Tiger Moth, Salt Marsh Moth, Celery Leaftier Moth, Bristly Cutworm Moth
22
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Big-cheeked Angled-Mason
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Aulacidea harringtoni, Liriomyza taraxaci
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Greenhouse Whitefly, Hyaline Grass Bug, Sow-thistle Aphid, Wild Turkey
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pigmented Miner Bee, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Wide-striped Sweat Bee, Prickly Ceratina
10
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided