In a range of mostly natural habitats, including floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, wet flatwoods, seepage swamps, bogs, maritime swamps, depression swamps and ponds, maritime forests, mesic upland forests, and moist to wet clearings. Common in the Virginia Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont; infrequent in the inner Piedmont; very rare in the mountains
Larval host plant for Northern Pearly-Eye (Lethe anthedon) larvae. Highly resistant to deer. Also a larval host plant to several skipper butterflies. Small mammals and birds are attracted to the seeds
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
Weedy
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