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  8. Woods Pricklypear

species 28 observations

Woods Pricklypear

Opuntia woodsii

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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27 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Desert Bantam 1
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Orange-tipped Woodborer 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Cactus Coreid Bug, White-winged Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Wild Turkey 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors American Bumble Bee, Sonoran Bumble Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Peridot Sweat Bee 18

Range

United States

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

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