Habitat: Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens and seeps, rocky flood-scoured shores, riverside prairies, and moist or wet clearings; sometimes ranging into drier habitats, especially on base-rich soils. Frequent in the Virginia mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont; rare in the Coastal Plain.
Wildlife Value: This plant attracts butterflies and bees. Supports specialized bees. It is a larval host plant for the Black Swallowtail butterfly.
Notes: Somewhat deer resistant
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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