species 17,981 observations
Monterey Pine
Pinus radiata
Field notes
Supports All
59
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Western Pine Elfin, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Western Tussock Moth, Nantucket Pine Tip Moth
36
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Buprestis laeviventris, Monterey Pine Needle Gall, Charcoal Beetle, California Flat-Headed Borer
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Pine Spittlebug, Pine Needle Scale, Pine Needle Aphid, American Red Squirrel
12
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, California Towhee, Lesser Long-nosed Bat, Habropoda depressa
4
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Brown Pine Lacewing, Monodontomerus
2
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.