species 4,580 observations
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Field notes
Supports All
30
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout, Eastern Cactus-boring Moth
4
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Southeastern Woodborer, Melissodes mitchelli
2
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
American Cochineal Bug, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Shortfin Mako
8
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Coelioxys slossoni, Common Longhorn Bee, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, American Bumble Bee
15
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
From NC State Extension.