species 26,170 observations
Sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
Field notes
Supports All
75
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Gray Hairstreak, White Slant-line, Black Arches, Apple Sphinx
67
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Black and Red Sumac Leaf Beetle, Eratoneura parallela, Plagiognathus morrisoni, Texananus decorus
4
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Eastern Carpenter Bee, Brown Elfin, Snakeweed Grasshopper, Brassy Ball Leaf Beetle
4
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry Well drained
- Water use
- Low
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Drought tolerant
- Yes
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.