species 70,451 observations
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Field notes
Supports All
239
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Io Moth, Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, False Crocus Geometer Moth, Antispila cornifoliella
58
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Bare Dogwood Miner, Fragile Miner Bee, Protuberance Miner Bee
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Common Hackberry Agrilus, Bronze-fronted Locust Agrilus, Acmaeodera tubulus, Red-headed Ash Borer
8
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, American Robin, Northern Cardinal
68
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bimaculate Longhorn Beetle, Glyptobaris lecontei, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Nude Mining Bee
101
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Eastern Red Bat
1
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Resists
- Compaction Fire Storm damage Wind
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.