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  8. Western Honey Mesquite

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Western Honey Mesquite

Neltuma odorata

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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115 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Calleta Silkmoth, Palmer's Metalmark, Reakirt's Blue, Deduced Graphic 24
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Banded Ash Borer, Banded Hickory Borer, Painted Hickory Borer, Dull-necked Metaparia 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it White-tailed Antelope Squirrel, Mesquite Psyllid, Tylanira ustulata, Diceroprocta cinctifera 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Hooded Oriole, Western Tanager, Black-headed Grosbeak, Queen 67
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Tanaostigmodes howardii 1

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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