Hoary Puccoon

Lithospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. - Borage family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Orange, Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Hoary Puccoon: Ethmia fuscipedella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.