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Harbinger-of-spring

Erigenia bulbosa

Found in moist, nutrient-rich forests, either over calcareous substrate or on very rich alluvial deposits (such as riverbanks). FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

16
Modest

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 82%

Height
3–10 inches
Light
Full shade
Soil moisture
Average to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread and leaves: no source found yet.

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 10 Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 103 animals.

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Erigenia

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
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Beetles 1
  • Asclera ruficollis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 11
  • Brachypalpus frontosus
  • Elachiptera costata
  • Epalpus signiferus
  • Eristalis latifrons
  • Geranomyia canadensis
  • Helicobia 4-setosa
  • Lonchaea aberrans
  • Lonchaea parvicornis
  • Odontomyia pubescens
  • Phormia regina
Show all 11
  • Syrphus americanus

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Adult butterflies / moths 2
  • Plusia simplex
  • Pontia protodice

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Flower color
White

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Harbinger of Spring; Pepper and Salt

Conservation status

Virginia rankS3
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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