species 3,510 observations
Black-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia macrocentra
Field notes
Supports All
51
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth
7
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer, Cactus Bee, Barrel Cactus Woodborer
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Asphondylia betheli
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Black Swallowtail, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee, Lithurgopsis littoralis, Prickly-pear Angled-Mason
30
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.