Yellow Crownbeard

Verbesina helianthoides

Verbesina helianthoides, known as Yellow Crownbeard, primarily attracts long-tongued bees, including bumblebees, honeybees, large leaf-cutting bees, little carpenter bees, and various cuckoo bees, which visit the flowers for pollen and nectar. Other visitors include halictine bees, dagger bees, and thread-waisted wasps. Additionally, the caterpillars of the butterfly Chlosyne nycteis (Silvery Checkerspot) and the moth Basilodes pepita (Gold Moth) feed on the foliage, highlighting the plant’s importance in supporting diverse pollinator and herbivore species.