Habitat: Dry open forests, woodlands, barrens, and clearings throughout, except on the Eastern Shore; often in shallow, rocky, or sandy soils. Frequent in the Virginia mountains and Piedmont, less frequent but widespread in the Coastal Plain.
Wildlife Value: It is a larval host plant for Mottled Duskywing, Spring Azure, Summer Azure butterflies. Flowers are highly attractive for their nectar to butterflies, bees, moths, predatory wasps and other insects. Its seeds are eaten by songbirds. Members of the genus Ceanothus support specialized bees
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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