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  9. Alabama Hawthorn

species 28 observations

Alabama Hawthorn

Crataegus alabamensis

Status
maybe native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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81 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Red-spotted Admiral, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 63
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Acmaeodera tubulus, Blaesodiplosis venae 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Scaphoideus intricatus, Woolly Apple Aphid, Alebra aurea, Glossonotus turriculatus 8
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Red Admiral, Hawthorn Mining Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 8

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Moist Wet
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral
Habit
Spreading Vase
Plant type
Shrub Tree

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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