What Eastern Redbud supports

168 native animals
supported in the US

19 caterpillars 1 bees 9 hosts 25 food 114 flowers

Caterpillars All

19 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.

Specialist bees All

1 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.

Blueberry Digger Bee Habropoda laboriosa Pollen specialist on Vaccinium, Lupinus and Cercis on redbuds

Hosted animals All

9 native gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it, most recorded first.

Plant eaters All

25 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.

Flower visitors All

114 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.