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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA
Genus host records with ranges including GA · Elaeagnus
- Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
- Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
- Redectis vitreaWhite-Spotted Redactis
- Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
- Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Elaeagnus
- Alectoris chukarChukar
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- ELAEAGNACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Georgia rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | GNRTNR |
| GA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Native alternatives
Find natives for your gardenSources
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- 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