Quercus

Gaillardia aristata

Gaillardia aristata

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Gaillardia

  • Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Schinia binaBina Flower Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
9Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Gaillardia

  • Andrena melliventris
  • Diadasia enavata
  • Dianthidium curvatum
  • Megachile inimica
  • Megachile parallela
  • Megachile pugnata
  • Melissodes tristis
  • Perdita coreopsidis
  • Protandrena albitarsis
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
ASTERACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankNot available
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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