species 3,089 observations
Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Field notes
Supports All
127
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Lilac Borer Moth, Waved Sphinx, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Manduca brontes
83
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ash Bullet Gall Midge, Ash Petiole Gall Midge, Red Longhorned Beetle, Schaum's Longhorn Beetle
18
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ash Bead Gall Mite, Red-headed Ash Borer, Leafcurl Ash Aphid, Ash Flower Gall Mite
22
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acanthocephala terminalis, North American Wheel Bug, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Dappled shade
- Water use
- High
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect Multi trunked Rounded
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.