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  8. Sitka Mountain-Ash

species 6,347 observations

Sitka Mountain-Ash

Sorbus sitchensis

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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69 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Splendid Dagger, Ceranemota crumbi, Fall Webworm Moth, Striped Hairstreak 48
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Mountain Ash Sawfly, Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Bohemian Waxwing, Woolly Apple Aphid, American Robin, Purple Finch 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Boisduval's Blue 14

Children

  • Sitka Mountain-ash

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Moist
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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