species 31,818 observations
Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Field notes
Supports All
216
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Peachtree Borer Moth, Three-spotted Sallow, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Mottled Gray Carpet
94
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Hawthorn Root Borer, Schaum's Longhorn Beetle, Bimaculate Longhorn Beetle, Spotted Longhorn Beetle
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Cedar Waxwing, American Robin, Balcanocerus provancheri
38
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Unequal Cellophane Bee, Eastern Pine Elfin, Shiny Blue Bottle Fly, Neighborly Mining Bee
79
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
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Habit
- Dense Erect Multi stemmed Rounded
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.