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Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

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

4 plants

Arctic Butterbur

Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

moderate

perennial herb

Predator ambush site for spring pollinators

Bay Area native

Bog Orchid

Platanthera dilatata

moderate

perennial herb

Ambush predator using plant as hunting platform for visiting insects

Bay Area native

Coast Trillium

Trillium ovatum subsp. ovatum

moderate

perennial herb

Ambush predator utilizing trillium flowers to hunt pollinators

Bay Area native

Oregon Bigroot

Marah oregana

moderate

vine

Hunting habitat on flowering vine

Bay Area native