species 11,343 observations
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Field notes
Supports All
339
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Cecropia Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Great Ash Sphinx
216
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Agrilaxia flavimana, Red-headed Ash Borer, Apple Twig Borer, Southern Lyctus Beetle
11
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Apache Paper Wasp, Texas Leafcutter Ant, Colorado Potato Beetle, Cedar Waxwing
45
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red Admiral, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Grapevine Epimenis Moth, Eastern Carpenter Bee
67
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- No
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.