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  8. Desert Almonds
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Desert Almond

Prunus fasciculata

Status
native
Keystone
309 caterpillar species raised on Prunus shrubs
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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166 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Burns' Buckmoth, Litocala Moth 79
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red-headed Ash Borer, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Neandra marginicollis, Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Colorado Potato Beetle, Cedar Waxwing, Plum Finger Gall Mite, Wild Turkey 37
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors California Tortoiseshell, Brewer's Sparrow, Silvery Blue, Costa's Hummingbird 46

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water use
Low
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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