species 9,631 observations
White Alder
Alnus rhombifolia
Field notes
Supports All
153
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Western Tiger Swallowtail, Sweet Pepperbush Nola Moth, Large Red-belted Clearwing Moth, Garden Tiger
124
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Dicerca hornii, Polycesta californica, Buprestis viridisuturalis
7
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Edwardsiana commissuralis, Alder Erineum Mite, Common Alder Aphid, Redpoll
16
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Pipevine Swallowtail, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Oblique-banded Leafroller Moth, Stictocephala basalis
5
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Leafhopper Assassin Bug
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Wet
- Water use
- High
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.