Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
13CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Arctostaphylos
- Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
- Ancylis floridanaStrawberry Leafroller
- Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
- Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
- Datana perspicuaSpotted Dantana
- Datana robustaRobust Datana
- Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
- Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
- Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Show all 13
- Metarranthis obfirmariaYellow-Washed Metarranthis
- Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
- Rhopobota finitimana
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
10BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Arctostaphylos
- Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
- Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
- Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
- Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
- Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
- Lagopus lagopusWillow Ptarmigan
- Melanerpes formicivorusAcorn Woodpecker
- Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
- Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
- Tympanuchus phasianellusSharp-tailed Grouse
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- ERICACEAE
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
In your garden
Will it fit your spot?
Check this plant against your county, sun and soil moisture. Conditions are checked in your browser.
Choose a county to begin.
Sources
- South Carolina occurrence source
- 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