species 12,088 observations
Prairie Pricklypear
Opuntia macrorhiza
Supports All
68
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Blue Cactus Borer, Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout
9
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer, Cactus Bee, Lithurgopsis littoralis, Barrel Cactus Woodborer
4
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid, Asphondylia betheli
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird
11
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Pasture Spur-throat Grasshopper, Green Skipper, Uncas Skipper
41
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Epicauta oregona
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Dry soil
- Plant type
- Perennial Ground cover Succulent
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.