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Blue Palo Verde

Parkinsonia florida

Status
native
Bees
2 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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58 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth, Hubbard's Silk Moth, Juno Buckmoth, Tricolor Buck Moth 4
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Pallid Habropoda, Perdita punctosignata 2
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Chrysobothris debilis, Lampetis webbii, Paratyndaris olneyae, Leaf Beetle 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Verdin, White-winged Dove, Gambel's Quail, Common Chuckwalla 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Costa's Hummingbird, Valley Carpenter Bee, Wilson's Warbler, Black-headed Grosbeak 40

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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