Yellow Pimpernel

Taenidia integerrima

Found in dry forests and woodlands; moderately dry forests; forests and woodlands. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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

Profile 88%

Height: 2–3 feet
Spread: 1.5–2.5 feet
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil moisture: Dry to average

Space about 2 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 25 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle: Perennial
Bloom: April to June
Fruiting season: May to July

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Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 58 Virginia counties.

Habitats

Dry forests and woodlands; moderately dry forests; forests and woodlands.

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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Taenidia

Papilio polyxenesBlack Swallowtail, Celery Caterpillar, Fennel Worm, Desert Black Swallowtail, Parsnip Swallowtail
Agonopterix clemensella
Agonopterix flavicomella
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
Fruit begins: May
Fruit ends: July

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “April to June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
Flower color · “Yellow” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
Fruit begins · “May” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Fruit ends · “July” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Hardiness · “Zones 4–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “2–3 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (ranked first; Minnesota Wildflowers, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ)
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Full sun to part shade” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs)
primary_flower_color · “yellow” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide
Soil · “Dry to medium” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs)
Spread · “1.5–2.5 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Conservation status

Virginia rank	S5
Global rank	G5
VA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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