species 2,448 observations
Chaparral Pricklypear
Opuntia oricola
Field notes
Supports All
37
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Opuntia Leaf Miner, Scale-feeding Snout, Desert Bantam, Loxomorpha flavidissimalis
5
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer, Diadasia australis, Cactus Bee, Prickly-pear Angled-Mason
5
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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, Shortfin Mako
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Sonoran Bumble Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Peridot Sweat Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
17
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.