species 25,471 observations
Creeping Mahonia
Berberis repens
Field notes
Supports All
43
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Promethea Silkmoth, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Bent-winged Owlet, Moonseed Webworm
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
White-tailed Deer, Brown Bear, Aleuroplatus berbericolus, Cottony Yew Scale
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Western Pine Elfin, Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Gray Hairstreak, Silvery Blue
29
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Edible Ground cover Perennial Poisonous Shrub
From NC State Extension.