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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Borages
  6. Borage Family
  7. Lungworts
  8. Lungwort Complex
  9. Lungwort

species 23,252 observations

Lungwort

Pulmonaria officinalis

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

15 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Garden Tiger 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 7
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Greater Bee Fly, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Common Eastern Bumble Bee 7

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Part shade Full shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Organic
Soil pH
Neutral Alkaline
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Rabbits
Habit
Clumping Creeping Horizontal Rounded Spreading
Plant type
Perennial Ground cover Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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