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Eastern Gum Bully

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

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Not scored

Native status unresolved in Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 18%

Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average
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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 13 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 74 animals.

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Sideroxylon

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Enaemia pupulaBumelia Leafworm Moth, Streaked Lactura
  • Enaemia subfervensSpeckled Lactura
  • Euerythra phasmaRed-Tailed Specter Moth
  • Eustixia pupulaSpotted Peppergrass Moth
  • Litodonta hydromeliOrange-Banded Prominent
  • Urodus parvulaBumelia Webworm
  • Zomaria interruptolineanaBroken-Lined Zomaria
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
2Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Sideroxylon

  • Colletes bumeliae
  • Colletes inuncantipedis
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Sideroxylon

  • Ortalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
  • Patagioenas leucocephalaWhite-crowned Pigeon
  • Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
SAPOTACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Mississippi rankSNR
Global rankNot available
MS statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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