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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Erythrina
- Agathodes monstralisSky-Pointing Moth
- Celastrina neglectaSummer Azure
- Condylorrhiza vestigialisThe Alamo Moth
- Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
- Epargyreus clarusSilver-Spotted Skipper
- Terastia meticulosalisErythrina Borer Moth
- Urbanus proteusLong-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leaf Roller
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimGrowing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- FABACEAE
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 |
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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