species 8,391 observations
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
Field notes
Supports All
26
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak, Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth, Ethmia semitenebrella
19
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Polycesta californica, Mountain Mahogany Gall Midge, Red-headed Ash Borer
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Acmaeodera mariposa, Putnam's Cicada, Chiricahua Sun-Singer, Corrupted Sun-Singer
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.