species 221 observations
Eastern Mayhaw
Crataegus aestivalis
Field notes
Supports All
77
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Red-spotted Admiral, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
62
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeodera tubulus, Blaesodiplosis venae
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Woolly Apple Aphid, Alebra aurea, Glossonotus turriculatus, Coppery Leafhopper
6
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red Admiral, Hawthorn Mining Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
7
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Wet
- Water use
- High
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Horizontal Rounded Spreading Vase
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.