species 33,339 observations
Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Field notes
Supports All
295
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Freija Fritillary, Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth, Impressive Dagger, Chain-dotted Geometer
161
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Blueberry Digger Bee, Bradley's Mining Bee, Blueberry Cellophane Bee, Carolina Miner Bee
10
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Oak Slug Sawfly
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Venus Cryptocephalus, White-tailed Deer, American Black Bear, Willow Ptarmigan
41
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Pine Elfin, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Perplexing Bumble Bee, Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp
82
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Ground covers
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Habit
- Erect Multi stemmed
- Plant type
- Shrub Edible Ground cover
From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.