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  4. Conifers
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  6. Pine Family
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  8. Ponderosa Pines and Allies
  9. Southwestern Ponderosa Pine

species 21,170 observations

Southwestern Ponderosa Pine

Pinus brachyptera

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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61 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Spruce Budworm Moth, Polyphemus Moth, Douglas-fir Tussock Moth, White Slant-line 34
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ribbed Pine Borer 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Eastern Fox Squirrel, Pine Needle Aphid, American Red Squirrel, White-spotted Sawyer 18
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Abert's Squirrel, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Lesser Long-nosed Bat, Halloween Pennant 5
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Anastatus, Perilampus hyalinus, Eupelmus 3

Range

United States

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

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