Federally listed species. Excluded from routine garden suggestions. Consult conservation guidance before obtaining or planting this species. Plant caution source
Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.
Photographs are not available yet.
Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
15CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lindera
- Callosamia prometheaPromethea Moth
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
- Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
- Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
- Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Emmelina monodactylaMorning-Glory Plume Moth
- Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree Beauty
- Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
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- Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio palamedesPalamedes Swallowtail
- Parasa chlorisSmaller Parasa, Green Slug Moth
- Phaecasiophora confixanaMacramé Moth
- Tetracis crocallataYellow Slant-Line
1BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Lindera
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
7BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lindera
- Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
- Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
- Catharus fuscescensVeery
- Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
- Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
- Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
- Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 7b–9b
- Flower color
- Yellow
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Yellow” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Hardiness · “Zones 7b–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “Up to about 5 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Dappled sunlight (shade through upper canopy all day); Deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- primary_flower_color · “yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Soil · “Frequent standing water; Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Lindera melissaefolium
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G3 |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | LE |
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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