species 1,996 observations
Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
Field notes
Supports All
117
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Unicorn Prominent, Cecropia Moth, Waved Sphinx, Red-spotted Admiral
87
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeodera tubulus, Hawthorn Root Borer, Dasineura crataegibedeguar, Spotted Apple Tree Borer
5
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Variable False Darkling Beetle, Ruffed Grouse, Scaphoideus intricatus, Woolly Apple Aphid
16
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Red Admiral, Hawthorn Mining Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee
9
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- No
- Resists
- Heat
- Habit
- Dense Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Tree
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.