Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC
Genus host records with ranges including SC · Crepis
- Schinia binaBina Flower Moth
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
2Specialist beesPollen specialists
Pollen specialists · Crepis
- Melissodes confusus
- Melissodes pallidisignatus
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Crepis
- Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse
Growing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a–10b
- Soil pH
- Acidic to alkaline
- Flower color
- Yellow, green or orange
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Yellow, green or orange” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Hardiness · “Zones 5a–10b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Leaves · “Evergreen” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Annual” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Dappled sunlight (shade through upper canopy all day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Crepis japonica; False Hawksbeard; hawksbeard
Conservation status
| South Carolina rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | GNR |
| SC status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Native alternatives
Find natives for your gardenSources
- tnky_atlas
- 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