Wild Quinine; Feverfew

Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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22CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Parthenium

Achyra rantalisGarden Webworm Moth
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
Condica sutorThe Cobbler, Cobbler Groundling
Cyclophora nanariaDwarf Tawny Wave
Epiblema strenuanaRagweed Borer
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
Hellinsia inquinatusBlack-Marked Plume Moth

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Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Ogdoconta cinereolaCommon Pinkband Groundling
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
Pleuroprucha asthenariaAsthene Wave
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
Spragueia guttataSpotted Spragueia
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
Carmenta ithacae

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

11BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Parthenium

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

1Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Parthenium

Andrena gardineri

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

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: ASTERACEAE

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

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G5T5
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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