species 10,079 observations
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Field notes
Supports All
78
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Henry's Elfin, Pawpaw Sphinx, Harris's Three-Spot, Zigzag Herpetogramma Moth
7
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Perdita floridensis, Colletes banksi, Colletes brimleyi
3
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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, Phytomyza vomitoriae
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Eastern Bluebird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, American Robin
27
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Hunter's Little Paper Wasp, Slosson's Mason Wasp, Metric Paper Wasp, Margined Leatherwing Beetle
38
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- High
- Resists
- Insect pests Salt Wet soil
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.