species 11,599 observations
Cascara
Frangula purshiana
Field notes
Frangula purshiana (cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada, bearberry, and in Chinook Jargon, chittem stick and chitticum stick; syn. Rhamnus purshiana) is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to western North America from southern British Columbia south to central California, and eastward to northwestern Montana.
The dried bark of cascara was used as a laxative in folk medicine by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, and later worldwide in conventional medicines until 2002.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Coffeeberry Midrib Gall Moth, Elegant Thorn, Wavy Chestnut Υ Moth, Tamarack Looper
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Band-tailed Pigeon, American Robin, Great Kiskadee, California Scrub-Jay
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Silver-spotted Skipper, Bald-faced Hornet, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
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Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Water use
- Medium
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.