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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies
  6. Buttercup Family
  7. Winter Aconites
  8. Western Winter Aconites
  9. Winter Aconite

species 18,261 observations

Winter Aconite

Eranthis hyemalis

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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21 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Unequal Cellophane Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee, Apple Leaf Skeletonizer Moth, Long-tailed Aphideater 15

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Well drained Moist
Soil
Organic
Soil pH
Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Black walnut
Habit
Clumping Columnar Erect
Plant type
Perennial Bulb Ground cover Herbaceous perennial Poisonous

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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