Habitat: Dry to boggy woodlands and clearings, old fields, wet meadows, fens, and riverside prairies. Infrequent but widespread in the Virginia Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains
Wildlife Value: This plant supports Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) larvae. The adult butterflies feed on low-lying, open or short-tubed flowers such as white sweet clover, shepherd's needle, wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), winter cress, cinquefoils, and asters. It also attracts birds, bees, and mammals
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
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