species 3,292 observations
Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Field notes
Supports All
134
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Purple Plagodis Moth, Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Elm Spanworm Moth
88
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Red-headed Ash Borer, Ash Bullet Gall Midge, Ash Petiole Gall Midge, Red Longhorned Beetle
20
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ash Bead Gall Mite, Leafcurl Ash Aphid, Ash Flower Gall Mite, American Beaver
22
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acanthocephala terminalis, North American Wheel Bug, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Plant type
- Tree
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.