species 7,262 observations
Velvet Ash
Fraxinus velutina
Field notes
Supports All
122
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Great Ash Sphinx, Fall Webworm Moth, Calleta Silkmoth, Two-tailed Swallowtail
72
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ash and Privet Borer, Ash Bullet Gall Midge, Ash Petiole Gall Midge, Red Longhorned Beetle
20
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Tropidosteptes pacificus, Mule Deer, Holcostethus abbreviatus, Ash Bead Gall Mite
26
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acanthocephala terminalis, North American Wheel Bug, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.