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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Stylosanthes

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Stylosanthes

Individual names are not available yet.

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

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

1AntsRecorded seed interactions

Pogonomyrmex badius: Seed predation.

Adult butterflies / moths 1

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

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

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow or orange” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “Up to about 2 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Pencil Flower; Sidebeak Pencil flower

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