Common Wild Quinine

Parthenium hysterophorus

Native status unresolved in Georgia

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Parthenium

Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
Condica sutorThe Cobbler, Cobbler Groundling
Cyclophora nanariaDwarf Tawny Wave
Epiblema strenuanaRagweed Borer
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
Hellinsia inquinatusBlack-Marked Plume Moth

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Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Pleuroprucha asthenariaAsthene Wave
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
Spragueia guttataSpotted Spragueia
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
Carmenta ithacae

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Parthenium

Andrena gardineri

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

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: ASTERACEAE

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

Conservation status

Georgia rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
GA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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