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  7. Prickly-ashes
  8. Northern Prickly Ash

species 11,657 observations

Northern Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum americanum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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61 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Eastern Giant Swallowtail, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Black Swallowtail, Fall Webworm Moth 7
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Keeled Treehopper, Red-eyed Vireo, Northern Bobwhite 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Cresson's Mining Bee, Denticulate Nomad, Toothed Miner Bee 51

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun
Soil pH
Neutral
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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