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Desert Apricot

Prunus fremontii

Status
native
Keystone
449 caterpillar species raised on Prunus trees
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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128 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Tobacco Budworm Moth, Great Ash Sphinx, Fall Webworm Moth, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth 48
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Red-headed Ash Borer, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Neandra marginicollis, Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Colorado Potato Beetle, Cedar Waxwing, Plum Finger Gall Mite, American Robin 30
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Painted Lady, Litocala Moth, Variable Checkerspot, Great Purple Hairstreak 46

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

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