Quercus

Hairy Woodmint

Blephilia hirsuta

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Blephilia

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
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Flies 10
  • Anthrax sinuosa
  • Archytas analis
  • Physocephala texana
  • Physocephala tibialis
  • Scepsis fulvicollis
  • Stomoxys calcitrans
  • Stylogaster neglecta
  • Tropidia albistylum
  • Xylota fraudulosa
  • Zodion obliquefasciatum

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 5
  • Anosia plexippus
  • Argynnis cybele
  • Pontia protodice
  • Vanessa atalanta
  • Vanessa cardui

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 5
  • Ceropales fulvipes
  • Polistes pallipes
  • Sphex nigricans
  • Sphex procera
  • Sphex vulgaris

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Lamiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Flower color
White

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Hairy Pagoda Plant; Hairy Wood Mint

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS5?
Global rankG5?
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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