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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
Genus host records with ranges including KY · Petunia
- Agrius cingulataPink-Spotted Hawkmoth, Sweet Potatoe Caterpillar
- Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Manduca sextaCarolina Sphinx, Tomatoe Sphinx, Tobacco Hornworm
- Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
- Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
- Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimGrowing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Solanaceae
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Also known as
Garden Petunia; Violet Flower Petunia
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | GNA |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Native alternatives
Find natives for your gardenSources
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- usda
- nc_flora
- 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