Quercus

Spreading Chervil

Chaerophyllum procumbens

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Chaerophyllum

  • Epermenia pimpinella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Beetles 1
  • Glyptina spuria

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 12
  • Chilosia petulca
  • Elachiptera costata
  • Myospila meditabunda
  • Orthoneura nitida
  • Pipiza femoralis
  • Psilota buccata
  • Sepsis violacea
  • Simulium pecuarum
  • Sphaerophoria cylindrica
  • Syrphus americanus
Show all 12
  • Syrphus ribesii
  • Syrphus torvus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 3
  • Chrysocharis oscinidis
  • Gambrus albonotatus
  • Gambrus apicatus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 2
  • Corimelaena lateralis
  • Corimelaena pulicaria

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Adult butterflies / moths

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Flower color
White

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Spreading Chervil

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG5
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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