species 11,880 observations
Mountain Holly
Ilex mucronata
Field notes
Supports All
55
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Laurel Sphinx, Columbia Silk Moth, Holly Tortrix, Rhopobota finitimana
13
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Colletes banksi
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Red-headed Ash Borer, American Holly Leafminer
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Meadow Vole, Snowshoe Hare, Caribou, American Robin
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Hairy-eyed Flower Fly, Carlin's Mining Bee, Neighborly Mining Bee
28
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.