Habitat: Dry forests, woodlands, clearings, and roadsides. Common throughout Virginia except at higher elevations and in southwestern Virginia
Wildlife Value: Nectar from the flowers is enjoyed by bees, flies, and adult butterflies. Fruits attract birds including quail and small mammals. 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, winter cress, cinquefoils, and asters
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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