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Who uses this plant?
1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Asemeia
- Dypterygia patinaBlack Bird's-Wing
10BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Polygala
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Polygala
- Ammospiza leconteiiLeConte's Sparrow
- Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
13AntsRecorded seed interactions
- Brachymyrmex depilis
- Crematogaster lineolata
- Cyphomyrmex rimosus
- Dorymyrmex bureni
- Forelius pruinosus
- Monomorium unknown
- Nylanderia arenivaga
- Nylanderia unknown
- Pheidole dentata
- Pheidole unknown
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- Solenopsis carolinensis
- Solenopsis invicta
- Tapinoma sessile
Solenopsis invicta: Seed dispersal.
Brachymyrmex depilis: Seed dispersal.
Crematogaster lineolata: Seed dispersal.
Cyphomyrmex rimosus: Seed dispersal.
Dorymyrmex bureni: Seed dispersal.
Forelius pruinosus: Seed dispersal.
Monomorium unknown: Seed dispersal.
Nylanderia arenivaga: Seed dispersal.
Nylanderia unknown: Seed dispersal.
Pheidole dentata: Seed dispersal.
Pheidole unknown: Seed dispersal.
Solenopsis carolinensis: Seed dispersal.
Solenopsis invicta: Seed dispersal.
Tapinoma sessile: Seed dispersal.
No records yet · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- Polygalaceae
- Flower color
- White, pink, yellow or purple
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “White, pink, yellow or purple” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Height · “Up to about 3 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Life cycle · “Annual” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
- Soil · “Dry; Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Also known as
Polygala grandiflora
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5? |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- nc_flora
- usda
- 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