species 5,100 observations
Potato Tree
Solanum erianthum
Field notes
Supports All
61
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Southern Beet Webworm Moth, Eggplant Webworm Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Salt Marsh Moth
28
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Eggplant Tortoise Beetle
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Great Kiskadee, Tropical Kingbird, Red-eyed Vireo
20
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Zebra Longwing, Northern Red Rim, Common Eastern Bumble Bee
12
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.