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Yellowfruit Horse-gentian

Triosteum angustifolium

23
Good

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

Profile 71%

Height
Up to about 2.5 feet
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial

Not yet recorded · Spread · Light · Leaves · Bloom

Bloom: NC species account not read yet.

Spread, light 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 31 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

4CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Triosteum

  • Hemaris diffinisSnowberry Clearwing
  • Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
  • Sparganothis unifascianaOne-Lined Sparganothis
  • Sympistis chionanthiFringed-Tree Sallow, Grey O Moth
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

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Flower color
Red, yellow or green

What its natural habitat tells you

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

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Yellow Fruit Horse Gentian; Yellowfruit Horse gentian

Conservation status

Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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