species 1,054 observations

False Mastic

Sideroxylon foetidissimum

Field notes

Supports All

5 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Phyllocnistis intermediella, Eucosmophora sideroxylonella 2
Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Colletes francesae, Colletes inuncantipedis 2
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat 1

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun
Plant type: Perennial Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.