species 27,854 observations
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Field notes
Supports All
95
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Clench's Greenstreak, Dot-lined Angle, Royal Poinciana Graphic, Amorbia concavana
6
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Perdita punctosignata
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Red-shouldered Bostrichid
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Van Duzee Treehopper, Glassy-winged Sharpshooter, Philya ferruginosa, Thorn Treehopper
9
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Valley Carpenter Bee, Costa's Hummingbird, Lesser Goldfinch, Hooded Oriole
78
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.