Quercus

Carolina Hemlock

Tsuga caroliniana

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

61CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Tsuga

  • Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
  • Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
  • Argyrotaenia pinatubanaPine Tube Moth
  • Argyrotaenia tabulanaLodgepole Needletier
  • Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
  • Callophrys gryneusOlive Hairstreak, Juniper Hairstreak, Nelson's Hairstreak
  • Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
  • Caripeta divisataGray Spruce Looper Moth
  • Chloropteryx tepperariaAngled-Winged Emerald
  • Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
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  • Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
  • Cladara limitariaMottled Gray Carpet, Yellow-Lined Conifer Looper, Yellow-Lined Forest Looper, Black-Angled Wave
  • Clemensia albataLittle White Lichen Moth
  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
  • Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
  • Epirrita autumnataThe Autumnal Moth, November Moth
  • Eupithecia palpataSmall Pine Looper, Palpata Pug
  • Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
  • Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
  • Feralia comstockiComstock's Sallow
  • Feralia jocosaJocose Sallow, The Joker
  • Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
  • Hydriomena renunciataRenounced Hydriomena
  • Hypagyrtis piniataPine Measuringworm Moth, Pine Variant
  • Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
  • Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
  • Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
  • Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
  • Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
  • Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
  • Macaria bisignataRed-Headed Inchworm
  • Macaria fissinotataHemlock Angle
  • Macaria signariaPale-Marked Angle, Spruce-Fir Looper, Dusky Peacock
  • Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
  • Metalectra quadrisignataFour-Spotted Fungus Moth, 4-Spotted Fungus Moth
  • Morrisonia latexFluid Arches, Fluid Mamestra
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
  • Nepytia canosariaFalse Hemlock Looper Moth, Evergreen Span Worm
  • Nepytia semiclusariaPine Conelet Looper
  • Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
  • Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
  • Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
  • Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
  • Panthea acronyctoidesBlack Zigzag, Tufted Spruce Caterpillar
  • Panthea furcillaEastern Panthea, Tufted Pine Panthea
  • Pero morrisonariaMorrison's Pero
  • Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
  • Plagodis fervidariaFervid Plagodis
  • Plagodis pulverariaAmerican Barred Umber, Barred Umber
  • Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
  • Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
  • Syngrapha rectangulaSalt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
  • Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
  • Xestia badicollisWhite Pine Cutworm, Northern Variable Dart, White Pine Dart, Northern Pine Dart
  • Xestia elimataSouthern Variable Dart, Southern Pine Dart
  • Xestia praeviaEarly Conifer Dart, Praevia Dart
  • Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot
  • Zanclognatha dentataToothed Zanclognatha, Toothed Fan-Foot
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Tsuga

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 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Tsuga

  • Loxia curvirostraRed Crossbill
  • Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
  • Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Pinaceae
Hardiness
Zones 6a–7b
Flower color
Yellow
Growth rate
Slow
Growth habit
Single stem
Foliage color
Dark green
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Carolina Hemlock

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG3
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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