Eastern Featherbells

Stenanthium gramineum

Modest

Profile 88%

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Spread · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread: no source found yet.

Recorded in 3 Mississippi counties.

Ecological relationships

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Stenanthium

Individual names are not available yet.

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

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

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Brown/copper, green or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center differs)
Hardiness · “Zones 5a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “Up to about 6 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
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

Eastern Feather Bells; death camas; death-camas

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