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  8. New World Plums
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species 809 observations

Pacific Plum

Prunus subcordata

Status
native
Keystone
449 caterpillar species raised on Prunus trees
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

186 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Tricolored Acrobasis Moth, Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Tobacco Budworm Moth, Great Ash Sphinx 104
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Red-headed Ash Borer, Neandra marginicollis, Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Plum Finger Gall Mite, Colorado Potato Beetle, Cedar Waxwing, Wild Turkey 35
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Narrow-legged Miner Bee, Joker Miner Bee, Red Admiral, Monarch 43

Children

  • Prunus subcordata oregana

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
Water use
Low
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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