species 49,843 observations
Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
Field notes
Supports All
184
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Pale Swallowtail, Mottled Gray Carpet, Weidemeyer's Admiral, White Triangle Tortrix
107
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Schaum's Longhorn Beetle, Bimaculate Longhorn Beetle, Spotted Longhorn Beetle, Blaesodiplosis canadensis
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, American Robin, Red Fox, American Black Bear
24
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Orange-legged Furrow Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee, Prunus Miner Bee, Red-disked Alpine
48
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.