Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
29CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA
Genus host records with ranges including GA · Cercis
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
- Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
- Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
- Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
- Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
- Callophrys henriciHenry's Elfin
- Callophrys irusThe Hoary Elfin, Bog Elfin?, Frosted Elfin
- Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
- Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
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- Desmia funeralisGrape Leaffolder Moth
- Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
- Fascista cercerisellaRedbud Leafroller
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
- Macaria promiscuataPromiscuous Angle
- Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
- Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
- Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
- Norape cretataWhite Flannel Moth
- Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
- Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
- Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
- Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Cenopis chambersana
14BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Cercis
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- FABACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Georgia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5T5 |
| GA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- usda
- nc_flora
- Georgia occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- 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
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications