species 15,227 observations
Smooth Alder
Alnus serrulata
Field notes
Supports All
224
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Phyllonorycter auronitens, Hickory Tussock Moth, Imperial Moth, Pawpaw Sphinx
183
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Striped Alder Sawfly, Red-edged Saperda, Trumpet Creeper Leafminer, Polished Bark Beetle
4
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Alder Spittlebug, Oncopsis flavidorsum, Woolly Alder Aphid, Four-spotted Spittlebug
29
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Winter Bumblefly, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Ferruginous Carpenter Ant, Rhynchomitra microrhina
8
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Water use
- High
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Resists
- Compaction Erosion Fire Foot traffic Heat Wet soil
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed Spreading
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.