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  7. Texas Ebonies
  8. Texas Ebony

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Texas Ebony

Ebenopsis ebano

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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12 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Norape virgo, Large Orange Sulphur, Navel Orangeworm Moth, Syssphinx blanchardi 4
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Thryallis undatus, Actenodes flexicaulis 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Agrilus pectoralis, Agrilus prosopidis 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Oblique Streaktail, Monarch, Malachite, Brick and Black Anomoea 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry Moist
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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