species 3,232 observations
Grassland Pricklypear
Opuntia cymochila
Field notes
Supports All
55
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Opuntia Leaf Miner, Julia's Dicymolomia Moth, Scale-feeding Snout, Staghorn Cholla Moth
8
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Orange-tipped Woodborer
1
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Ornate Yellow-marked Buprestid, Asphondylia betheli
2
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird
10
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Diadasia australis, Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee
33
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Sheltered animals
Animals that nest or roost in it
Epicauta oregona
1
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.