States
North CarolinaTennesseeGeorgiaSouth CarolinaKentuckyAlabamaArkansasFloridaLouisianaMississippiVirginiaWest Virginia
Menu

Sapindus saponaria

Sapindus saponaria

—
Not scored

Native status unresolved in Louisiana. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 29%

Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to average
Will it fit your yard?

At a glance

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

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

Recorded in 5 Louisiana parishes.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Sapindus

  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
  • Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
  • Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
  • Iridopsis defectariaBrown-Shaded Gray, Willow Looper
  • Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
  • Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
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
SAPINDACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Also known as

Sapindus marginatus

Conservation status

Louisiana rankSNR
Global rankG5
LA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

In your garden

Will it fit your yard?

Check this plant against your county, sun and soil moisture. Conditions are checked in your browser.

Choose a county to begin.

Sources