species 11 observations
Florida Beach Pricklypear
Opuntia ammophila
Field notes
Supports All
22
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Eastern Cactus-boring Moth, Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Southeastern Woodborer, Melissodes mitchelli
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Cactus Coreid Bug, Northern Mockingbird, Wild Turkey, American Black Bear
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
American Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee, Cactus Sap Beetle
11
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.