Vernonia angustifolia subsp. angustifolia

Vernonia angustifolia subsp. angustifolia

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

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24CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Vernonia

Acleris subnivanaBent-Wing Acleris, Common Acleris
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Apantesis partheniceParthenice Tiger Moth
Archips rileyanaSouthern Ugly-Nest Caterpillar Moth
Carmenta bassiformisEupatorium Borer Moth, Ironweed Clearwing Moth
Chlorochlamys chloroleucariaBlackberry Looper Moth
Dichomeris setosellaHairy Dichomeris
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Hellinsia paleaceusOne-Spotted Plume Moth

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Papaipema baptisiaeWild Indigo Borer, Indigo Stem Borer
Perigea xanthioidesRed Groundling
Phlogophora irisOlive Angle Shades
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave
Polygrammodes flavidalisIronweed Root Moth, Vernonia Root-Borer
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
Synchlora frondariaSouthern Emerald
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Vanessa virginiensisAmerican Lady, American Painted Lady
Paralobesia sambuci
Paralobesia vernoniana
Thyraylia bunteana

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

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

9Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Vernonia

Andrena placata
Melissodes denticulatus
Melissodes druriellus
Melissodes microstictus
Melissodes niveus
Melissodes subillatus
Melissodes trinodis
Melissodes vernoniae
Perdita octomaculata

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

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	Not available
SC status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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