species 28,728 observations
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
Field notes
Supports All
185
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Eastern Pine Elfin, Larch Tolype Moth, Pitch Pine Tip Moth, Pine Needleminer Moth
107
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Lined Buprestid Beetle, Striated Jewel Beetle, Sculptured Pine Borer, Six-marked Jewel Beetle
14
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Neocoelidia tuberculata, Scaphytopius angustatus, Pine Scurfy Scale, Gyponana geminata
51
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Great Crested Flycatcher, Carolina Mantis
8
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Anastatus, Wasp, Perilampus hyalinus, Eupelmus
5
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
- Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Tree
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.