species 18,236 observations
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
Field notes
Supports All
168
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Spruce Budworm Moth, Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth, Small Engrailed, Eastern Panthea Moth
117
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Yellow-horned Horntail, Spotted-belly Buprestid Beetle, Dark Jewel Beetle, Chrysobothris scabripennis
7
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Snowshoe Hare, Eastern Meadow Vole, American Red Squirrel, Dandelion Anthaxia Beetle
39
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Bog Copper, Bog Elfin, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red Mason Bee
5
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.