Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange) [Moraceae]
(observations are from Snyder, Martin et al., and Shimp & Shimp)
Birds
Psittacidae: Conuropsis carolinensis (Carolina Parakeet) [fruits, seeds, & buds of minor importance as sources of food] Snd2004
Mammals
Sciuridae: Sciurus niger (Fox Squirrel) [seeds inside fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in Michigan] MZN1951; Vespertilionidae: Lasiurus cinereus (Hoary Bat) [uses the foliage of this tree for roost sites] SS1982