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  8. Dwarf Resin Birch

species 4,121 observations

Dwarf Resin Birch

Betula glandulosa

Status
native
Keystone
302 caterpillar species raised on Betula shrubs
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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318 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Cecropia Moth 263
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red-headed Ash Borer, Ash and Privet Borer, Birch Leafminer Sawfly, Aegomorphus modestus 13
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Willow Ptarmigan, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Snowshoe Hare, Caribou 39
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Half-black Bumble Bee, Cyrtolobus vau, Telamona monticola 3

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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