species 10,289 observations
Shell Mound Pricklypear
Opuntia stricta
Field notes
Supports All
84
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
Southeastern Woodborer, Cactus Bee, Lithurgopsis littoralis, Melissodes mitchelli
4
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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
Gray Catbird, Great Kiskadee, Baltimore Oriole, Tropical Kingbird
50
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, American Bumble Bee, Kern's Flower Scarab, Texas Striped Sweat Bee
22
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.