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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Heathers
  7. Blueberries, Huckleberries, Cranberries, Bilberries, and Allies
  8. Blueberries
  9. Bearberry

species 1,161 observations

Bearberry

Vaccinium erythrocarpum

Status
native
Keystone
218 caterpillar species raised on Vaccinium shrubs
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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181 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Celery Looper Moth, Peppered Moth 105
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Blueberry Digger Bee, Colletes productus 2
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Oak Slug Sawfly 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse, Snow Bunting, American Robin, Red Fox 31
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Eastern Carpenter Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee 41
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp 1

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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