Wildlife Significance
Followers Pollinated by - Honeybees, native bees
Nectar Nourishment -Butterflies, moths, beneficial wasps, Soldier beetles, locust borer adults
Solider beetles - Feed on both pollen in nectar. As beneficial predictor insects they earn their keep by feasting on aphids, caterpillar eggs and other garden pest.
Seed- Food for Goldfinches, Junco, Finches, Sparrows,
Insect Seed Dispersal – Don't jump the gun and blame Goldenrods on your fall allergies. The majority of their seed is insect pollinated, unlike wind dispersed Ragweed which is the true culprit of your discomfort.
Deer - Reports from customers revealed deer did graze on Ohio Goldenrod.