Goldenrod Crab Spider
Misumena vatia
Arachnid
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Camouflaged white or yellow spider with rounded abdomen, hunting on flowers. Sits motionless ambushing pollinators and beneficial insects; important for maintaining pollinator populations.
Plants that support Goldenrod Crab Spider
5 plants
Arctic Butterbur
Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
perennial herb
Shelter
Bay Area native
Bog Orchid
Platanthera dilatata
perennial herb
Shelter
Bay Area native
Coast Trillium
Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatum
perennial herb
Shelter
Bay Area native
Many-flowered Brodiaea
Dichelostemma multiflorum
geophyte
Shelter
Bay Area native
Oregon Bigroot
Marah oregana
vine
Shelter
Bay Area native