Berries are a food source for many songbirds

My seeds are eaten by songbirds, wild turkeys, quail and small mammals.

I attract bees and butterflies.

I support specialized bees.

Native bees will over-winter in my hollow stems.
I attracts many pollinators.
My seeds are eaten by several birds.

I am a host plant for the Silvery Checkerspot.

I am a pollinator magnet.

Goldenrod pollen is large, sticky and an important fall source for many pollinators..
I do not cause hayfever.
I am a host plant for the Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata).
Songbirds eat my seeds.

I am a host plant of the Monarch Butterfly

I attract many types of pollinators, waterfowl, birds, and mammals

My flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.