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  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
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  7. Redbuds
  8. Western Redbud

species 10,513 observations

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

45 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Western Red-Humped Caterpillar Moth, American Dagger, Fall Webworm Moth 3
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Polycesta californica, Red-headed Ash Borer 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Acmaeodera mariposa, Large-tailed Aphideater, Greenhouse Whitefly 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Horse-fly Carpenter Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Anna's Hummingbird 37

Range

United States

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

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