Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
31CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Juniperus
- Callophrys gryneusJuniper Hairstreak
- Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
- Callophrys augustinusThe Brown Elfin
- Callophrys niphonPine Elfin
- Choristoneura fumiferanaSpruce Budworm Moth
- Digrammia continuataCurve-Lined Angle
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
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- Glena plumosariaCedar Grey, Dainty Gray
- Glyphidocera juniperellaJuniper Tip Moth
- Henricus edwardsianaContrasting Henricus
- Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
- Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
- Lithophane lemmeriLemmer's Pinion
- Macaria distribuariaSouthern Chocolate Angle
- Macaria multilineataMany-Lined Angle
- Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
- Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
- Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
- Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Patalene olyzonariaJuniper Geometer
- Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
- Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
- Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Coleotechnites obliquistrigella
- Periploca laeta
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
23BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Juniperus
- Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
- Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
- Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
- Cathartes/coragyps spTurkey/Black Vulture
- Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
- Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
- Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
- Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
- Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
- Dendragapus obscurusDusky Grouse
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- Empidonax alnorum/trailliiAlder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
- Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
- Falcipennis canadensisSpruce Grouse
- Ixoreus naeviusVaried Thrush
- Loxia leucopteraWhite-winged Crossbill
- Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
- Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
- Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire
- Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
- Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
- Tachycineta bicolorTree Swallow
- Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
- Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Flower color
- Yellow
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Growth habit
- Single stem
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fruit begins
- Summer
- Fruit ends
- Fall
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Flower color · “Yellow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Height · “About 10 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Leaf retention · “Evergreen” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Also known as
Ground Juniper
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- nc_flora
- 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