species 21,331 observations
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
Field notes
Supports All
136
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Spruce Budworm Moth, Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth, Large Maple Spanworm Moth, Mottled Gray Carpet
101
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Spotted-belly Buprestid Beetle, Dark Jewel Beetle, Chrysobothris scabripennis, Ribbed Pine Borer
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pineapple-gall Adelgid, American Beaver, North American Porcupine, Spruce Spider Mite
26
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Xylotrechus integer, Neoclytus muricatulus, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red Mason Bee
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Full shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.