species 13,488 observations
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Field notes
Supports All
127
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Cabbage Looper Moth, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Fall Armyworm Moth, Potato Tuber Moth
48
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Colorado Potato Beetle, Clavate Tortoise Beetle, American Serpentine Leaf Miner, Western Potato Flea Beetle
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
False Chinch Bug, Indian Cotton Jassid, Keeled Treehopper, California False Chinch Bug
56
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Mourning Cloak, Hunt's Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
13
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Corner-spotted Geocoris, Stenolophus ochropezus, Notiobia terminata, Cloudy Flower Beetle
5
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Resists
- Rabbits
- Plant type
- Edible Herbaceous perennial Poisonous Vegetable
From NC State Extension.