species 26,040 observations
American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
Field notes
Supports All
151
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Carpenterworm Moth, Maple Spanworm Moth, Banded Tussock Moth, American Dagger
91
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Rehn's Miner Bee
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Anthaxia quercata, Northern Red Oak Jewel Beetle, Six-marked Jewel Beetle, Red-headed Ash Borer
17
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Oak Treehopper, Atymna castaneae, Telamona decorata, Telamona reclivata
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Strangalepta Flower Longhorn Beetle, Neighborly Mining Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Blue Jay
25
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
False Mealworm Beetle, Contracted Darkling Beetle, Smooth Darkling Beetle, Uloma imberbis
5
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.