Quercus

Common Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Care

  • Move after hard frost ends, before active spring growth.
Care sources
Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

19CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · 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
  • Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
  • Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
  • Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
  • Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
  • Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
  • Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
  • Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
  • Carmenta ithacae
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Parthenium

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
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
Beetles 4
  • Diabrotica 12-punctata
  • Pentaria trifasciata
  • Trichius piger
  • Typocerus sinuatus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 7
  • Calythea albicincta
  • Cistogaster occidua
  • Lucilia sylvarum
  • Phorantha purpurascens
  • Sphaerophoria cylindrica
  • Stomoxys calcitrans
  • Zodion fulvifrons

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 4
  • Cerceris robertsonii
  • Leionotus clypeatus
  • Sphex nigricans
  • Vipio robertsonii

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 3
  • Calocoris rapidus
  • Corimelaena pulicaria
  • Lygus pratensis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Adult butterflies / moths

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Soil pH
Neutral to alkaline
Flower color
White

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Feverfew; Wild Quinine

Conservation status

Kentucky rankNot available
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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