species 8,926 observations
Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
Field notes
Supports All
31
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fall Webworm Moth, Cecropia Moth, Cameraria aesculisella, Hickory Tussock Moth
17
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Maple Agrilus
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Typhlocyba rubriocellata, Red-headed Ash Borer, Dikrella cruentata
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Blue Jay, Evening Grosbeak, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Black-capped Chickadee
10
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Black walnut Diseases Fire
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.