Okra; Gumbo

Abelmoschus esculentus

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Not native

Not native to Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 16 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Abelmoschus

Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
Anomis erosaYellow Scallop Moth, Mallow Caterpillar
Anomis flavaTropical Anomis Moth
Chloridea virescensTobacco Budworm Moth
Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
Feltia repletaReplete Dart
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

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Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
Tarache delectaDelightful Bird-Dropping Moth
Chionodes hibiscella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

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

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Malvaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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