Wisteria × formosa

Wisteria × formosa

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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Light: Up to 6 hours of direct sun

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At a glance

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

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

Recorded in 2 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

18CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Wisteria

Epargyreus clarusSilver-spotted Skipper
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Anticarsia gemmatalisVelvetbean Caterpillar Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Ecdytolopha insiticianaLocust Twig Borer Moth
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Gesta horatiusHorace's Duskywing, Brown Duskywing
Gesta zaruccoZarucco Duskywing
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm

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Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Synanthedon scitulaDogwood Borer, Pecan Borer
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller
Zale lunataLunate Zale

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Fabaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

Florida rank	SNA
Global rank	Not available
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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