Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
28CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Persea
- Papilio troilusSpicebush Swallowtail
- Automeris ioIo Moth
- Caloptilia violacellaTick-Trefoil Caloptilia
- Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
- Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
- Cryptaspasma bipenicillaWhite-Dotted Cryptaspasma
- Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
- Eacles imperialisImperial Moth, Imperial Spiny Caterpillar
- Epimecis hortariaTulip-Tree Beauty
- Feltia subterraneaSubterranean Dart, Granulate Cutworm
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- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Homaledra octagonellaOctagonal Casemaker Moth
- Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
- Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
- Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
- Orgyia detritaLive Oak Tussock Moth, Fir Tussock Moth
- Oxydia vesuliaSpurge Spanworm Moth
- Papilio cresphontesEastern Giant Swallowtail
- Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Papilio palamedesPalamedes Swallowtail
- Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
- Platynota stultanaOmnivorous Leafroller
- Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
- Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
- Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
- Urodus parvulaBumelia Webworm
- Cenopis lamberti
8BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Tamala
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
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Persea
- Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
- Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 7a–11b
- Flower color
- Yellow
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Growth habit
- Single stem
- Foliage color
- Green
- Fruit begins
- Spring
- Fruit ends
- Summer
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Bloom · “Early spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Flower color · “Yellow” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit begins · “Spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Fruit ends · “Summer” · 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 · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Hardiness · “Zones 7a–11b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “About 35 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
- Leaves · “Evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- primary_flower_color · “yellow” · USDA PLANTS
- Soil · “Occasionally dry; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Persea palustris
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | Not available |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- nc_flora
- usda
- 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