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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Gingers, Bananas, and Allies
  6. Banana Family
  7. Bananas
  8. Musa
  9. Plantain

hybrid 12,503 observations

Plantain

Musa × paradisiaca

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Coconut Leafroller, Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth, Fall Armyworm Moth, Bilobed Looper Moth 6
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat, Florida Red Scale, Latania Scale, Eastern Gray Squirrel 18
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red Admiral, Empress Leilia 2

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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