Prickly ash shrubs (Zanthoxylum americanum), pictured here, can be found along the high ground trail overlooking the Wildcat Creek. Photo taken July 6, 2015.
Link to Zanthoxylum americanum:
Link to Zanthoxylum americanum:
Link to Zanthoxylum americanum:
Prickly ash is a native Indiana representative of the citrus family (Rutaceae)
Link to Rutaceae:
Prickly ash is a food source for caterpillars of some kinds of swallowtail butterflies, including the uncommon giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes).
Link to Papilio cresphontes and Zanthoxylum americanum:
Link to Papilio cresphontes and Zanthoxylum americanum:
No comments:
Post a Comment