Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Prunus pumila (Sand Cherry) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Schorger and Buech)
Birds
Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [fruits from this & other cherry tree species were an important source of food] Sch1955; Parulidae: Setophaga kirtlandii (Kirtland's Warbler) [this shrub provided protective cover & it was located within 1 meter of the nest sites 70% of the time in Michigan] Bch1980