Yellow Pimpernel

Taenidia integerrima

Native to South Carolina (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Taenidia

Papilio polyxenesBlack Swallowtail, Celery Caterpillar, Fennel Worm, Desert Black Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail
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 7

Babia 4-guttata
Bruchus bivulneratus
Bruchus hibisci
Centrinites strigicollis
Hister subrotundus
Limnobaris prolixa
Mordellistena aspersa

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 21

Anthrax sinuosa
Baccha fuscipennis
Chilosia petulca
Chlorops assimilis
Cistogaster occidua
Elachiptera flavida
Hippelates plebejus
Leucostoma nigricornis
Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sylvarum

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Nemotelus glaber
Orthoneura nitida
Peleteria robusta
Rivellia pallida
Sapromyza vulgaris
Sepsis violacea
Sphaerophoria cylindrica
Syrphus americanus
Syrphus ribesii
Trichophora ruficauda
Zodion fulvifrons

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 1

Angitia obscura

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 11

Ancistrocerus tigris
Anoplius illinoensis
Chalybion caeruleum
Chrysis intricata
Eumenes fraternus
Leionotus clypeatus
Leionotus illinoensis
Leionotus scrophulariae
Sphex vulgaris
Symmorphus debilis

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Tiphia clypeata

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 1

Corimelaena lateralis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Apiaceae
Hardiness: Zones 4–8
Flower color: Yellow

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “May to July” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Flower color · “Yellow” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Hardiness · “Zones 4–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “About 3 feet in flower” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Full sun (6+ hours); Part shade (3–6 hours); Shade (under 3 hours)” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Soil · “Mesic; Dry-mesic” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Spread · “1.5–2.5 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

Yellow Pimpernel

Conservation status

South Carolina rank	Not available
Global rank	G5
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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