Pale Indian plantain
Cacalia atriplicifolium (L.) H.E. Robins
Family: Asteraceae (aster)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Mid-Season,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Northern Lower Peninsula,
- Southern Lower Peninsula
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry,
- Medium,
- Height:
- 3-7ft
Natural enemies attracted
Moderately attractive: Orius insidiosus, Chalcidoidea, and Cantharidae.
Mildly attractive: Thomisidae, Plagiognathus politus, Coccinellidae, Sphecidae, Empididae, Cynipoidea and Syrphidae.
Pollinators attracted
Moderately attractive: bees including sweat bees, digger bees, and bumble bees
Pests attracted
Mildly attractive: lygus bug, leafhoppers, leaf beetles and weevils.